Nerve and Support

Nerve

Nerve verb - To prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally.

Usage example: needs to nerve himself for the big game tomorrow

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Support and nerve are semantically related. in thing topic. In some cases you can use "Support" instead the word "Nerve" as a noun or a verb.

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

Support verb - To promote the interests or cause of.

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Nerve and support are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nerve" instead the word "Support" as a verb or a noun.

emotional	emotional nerve	emotional support
good	good nerve	good support
special	special nerve	special support
real	real nerve	real support
Other adjectives: great, little, major, general.

Tasha's nerve were really at stake, because she stands Amy being always superior to her, and than she must support Amy when she's depressed because she's not superior anymore.

Source: Literature / Replica
Being a Support or Jungler in League of Legends (and, by extension, the same or similar role in most MOBAS) is likely to tug on your nerve strings as you set up kill after kill for your team and very often don't get a simple "thank you" for your play.

Source: Dude, Where's My Respect?

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