Going
Going adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: he just can't keep his small bookstore going
Nearby Word: go
Lifeless
Lifeless adjective - No longer living.
Usage example: the kayaker's lifeless body was found just downstream of the rapids where he had capsized
Nearby Words: life, lifelessly
Both words in one sentence
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When he believes that she has rejected him, he is going to take it back, but she angrily replies that "You'll get it back when you pull it off my cold, lifeless finger".
Source: Manga / Evangelion 303 -
Another features a man going about his daily routine whilst being followed by the lifeless body of a boy he killed when he was speeding, affectionately nicknamed "Dead Ginger".
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After going through almost literally hell on earth, including almost an entire fortress worth of German and Austro-Hungarian soldiers, to find his brother Matteo, Luca finds his brother's lifeless body right outside its walls.
Source: Video Game / Battlefield 1
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