Course and Wish

Course

Course noun - A way of acting or proceeding.

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Wish and course are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wish" instead a noun "Course".

Nearby Words: coursed, coursing, courser, courseware

Wish noun - An expression of some desire or inclination.

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Course and wish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Course" instead a noun "Wish".

Nearby Words: wished, wishful, wishing, wishfully, wisher

good	good course	good wish
special	special course	special wish
elaborate	elaborate course	elaborate wish
better	better course	better wish
Other adjectives: similar, normal, right, current, original, single, simple, small, actual, real, main, personal, new, possible, final, next, last, different.

James used to wish hed grow up to be one, but he became an auror instead Vitriolic Best Buds: Harry and Bellatrix, of course.

Source: Fan Fic / Delenda Est
Of course, Aang uses his newly-acquired Chi-bending to render Ozai unable to firebend, which probably makes Ozai wish he was killed instead.

Source: Virtue Is Weakness
Typically, this means using the wishes to help others, not for her own happiness (the exception, of course being, perhaps a wish to get home safely).

Source: Selfless Wish

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