Harm and Kill

Harm

Harm verb - To cause bodily damage to.

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Kill and harm are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Harm".

Nearby Words: harmful, harmed, harmless, harmfully, harming

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Harm and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harm" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

good	good harm	good kill
nice	nice harm	nice kill
normal	normal harm	normal kill
direct	direct harm	direct kill
Other adjectives: certain, true, actual, real, big, bad, potential, personal, major, immediate, less, accidental.

person	harm person	kill person
character	harm character	kill character
man	harm man	kill man
people	harm people	kill people
Other words: wife, children, family, someone, boss, mother, child, anyone, enemy, son, humans, friends, enemies.

Played straight in that you can't kill or harm Emily (you can kill other allied NPCs, though doing so causes an instant game over).

Source: Video Game / Dishonored
This is not as easy as it sounds, since you have to take caution not to harm or kill any of the civilians and make sure you fire at suspects or outright kill them only when necessary.

Source: Video Game / SWAT 4
He averts this in episode 10, refusing to fight her as he realizes she's being blackmailed into helping Zolgia lest the latter harm or kill Maria's mohter.

Source: Light Novel / The Testament of Sister New Devil

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