Come to life
Come to life verb - Be born or come into existence.
Delight and come to life are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Delight" instead a verb phrase "Come to life".
Delight
Delight verb - To feel or express joy or triumph.
Come to life and delight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Come to life" instead a verb "Delight".
Both terms in one sentence
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Especially when her Gwendy dolls (which she admits she has always hated) come to life - they are presented as Girly Bruiser fighters and Kristy takes great delight in smashing them up.
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The Sword of Éclat is is a male chauvinist, takes great delight in tormenting his owner, and his power is to make anything he touches come to life as a violent creature, so "Éclat" does not quite fit.
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