Nerve and Response

Nerve

Nerve noun - Shameless boldness.

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Response and nerve are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Response" instead a noun "Nerve".

Nearby Words: nervous, nervy, nerveless, nerved, nervation

Response noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.

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Nerve and response are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nerve" instead a noun "Response".

Nearby Words: responsive, responsible, respond

emotional	emotional nerve	emotional response
good	good nerve	good response
special	special nerve	special response
calm	calm nerve	calm response
Other adjectives: specific, right, positive, real, great, wrong, mental, general, last, different.

His nerve system should be normal, so its response should be just like anyone else's: without pain.

Source: Fan Fic / Titan Legends
At least in one episode he explicitly said that the suspect's hostile response to this modus operandi was leading him on the right path, because he "struck a nerve".

Source: Series / Columbo
Sam finally reached his breaking point with the Resistance when the KPA decided to release nerve gas on Philadelphia in response to the murder of Mayor Simpson.

Source: Video Game / Homefront: The Revolution

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