Kill and Want

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Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Want and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Kill and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

good	good kill	good want
special	special kill	special want
best	best kill	best want
total	total kill	total want
Other adjectives: original, true, brutal, powerful, actual, real, constant, big, bad, decent, personal, last, higher.

character	kill character	want character
life	kill life	want life
man	kill man	want man
people	kill people	want people
Other words: children, someone, time, way, characters, child, brother, anyone, times, friends, heroes.

Godzilla Junior's evil Mirror Universe counterpart considers himself and his teammates to be the top of the food chain, with their power giving them the right to do whatever they want and kill whoever they want.

Source: The Social Darwinist aka: Social Darwinist
Elan may want to kill him too, but at least he's got a good reason for it instead of "I want to be in charge".

Source: Parental Favoritism
A very, very common variation is for the intended attack to miss the target and instead kill another person, thus forcing the murderer to cover up his tracks for a murder he didn't want to commit.

Source: Coincidental Dodge

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