Hit
Hit verb - To obtain (as a goal) through effort.
Usage example: the rock band hit “the big time” with their third album
Nearby Word: hitting
Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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If they continue to get hit and lose all their life points, the character is Killed Off for Real.
Source: Video Game / SaGa Frontier -
If they hit and lose and then rout, none of them survive because they'll be run down in moments by much faster enemy infantry.
Source: Video Game / Hyrule: Total War -
Meaning that not only is the carrier a one-hit wonder, it's also a one-hit wonder against you, AND it's your own fault if you lose that way!
Source: One-Hit-Point Wonder
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