4
desire(noun, love, passion, thing, stick)
4
driving(noun, force, drive, restraint, pressure)
4
extortion(noun, trouble, force, power, strength)
4
habit
4
incitement(noun, desire, stick, urge, whip)
4
inevitability(noun, need, essential, requirement, prerequisite)
4
irresistible impulse(noun, expression, idiom)
4
power(noun, trouble, control, understanding, attack)
4
thrust(noun, burden, weight, gravity, heaviness)
4
yearning(noun, desire, urge, need, wish)
4
yen(noun, desire, urge, need, wish)
3
addiction(noun, need, habit)
3
catalyst(noun, desire, stick, urge, whip)
3
charge(noun, control, understanding, right, rule)
3
coaction(noun, force, intimidation)
3
distress(noun, force, burden, weight, disaster)
3
effect(noun, power, strength, energy, vigor)
3
fixed idea(noun, expression, love, passion, desire)
3
goad(noun, force, drive, passion, desire)
3
impetus(noun, trouble, drive, power, passion)
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