Pressure
Pressure noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.
Threatening and pressure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead a noun "Pressure".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Pressure and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pressure" instead a noun "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In the Bokurano anime, Koeyemshi is trying to get Kana Ushiro to be the next Zearth pilot by putting mental pressure on her and threatening to force her brother Jun to do it instead if she refuses.
Source: Out-Gambitted aka: Out Gambit -
In Justice League Unlimited Zan is shown to be legitimately threatening, since "Turns to water" could be used to drown people or blast them with high-pressure streams.
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Due to this Shinji has DNA kryptonian with everything it implies, and he is capable to fight the beings threatening his world and save humanity (rather crumbling down due to excessive pressure).
Source: Fanfic / Last Child of Krypton
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