Life
Life noun - A history of a person's life.
Nerve
Nerve noun - Shameless boldness.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Isana, who has been lying to him his entire life about his parentage and the reason for his lack of crafting ability, was getting up the nerve to confess.
Source: Literature / Codex Alera -
Cruel Mercy: General Custer spares Jack Crabb's life, after Crabb attempts to kill him in his tent but loses his nerve at the last second.
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Foreshadowing: Even though he's running for his life, Eddy takes his sweet time looking around his brother's old room before he finally gets the nerve to enter.
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