Nerve and Soul

Nerve

Nerve noun - Shameless boldness.

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

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

Soul noun - An immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power.

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Nerve and soul are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nerve" instead a noun "Soul".

Nearby Words: soulless, soulful

sensitive	sensitive nerve	sensitive soul
old	old nerve	old soul
good	good nerve	good soul
pure	pure nerve	pure soul
Other adjectives: special, particular, single, intact, real, little, random, last.

Ista's daughter Iselle also had gray eyes, associated with her cool nerve and iron determination — Cazaril commented that her soul was like a sword, just like Ista's.

Source: Gray Eyes
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The names of the organizations SEELE (soul), GEHIRN (brain), and NERV (nerve) are all in German.

Source: Gratuitous German
Assault Sergeant Tellos from the Soul Drinkers series lost his hands in battle but, due to extensive nerve damage, was unable to have them replaced with bionics.

Source: Blade Below the Shoulder

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