3
infatuation(noun, love, passion, desire, thing)
3
itch(noun, desire, urge, need, wish)
3
liability(noun, understanding, right, weakness, burden)
3
longing(noun, right, desire, use, want)
3
monkey(noun, force, drive, passion, desire)
3
monomania(noun, love, passion, desire, thing)
3
motivator(noun, cause, incentive, motive, instigator)
3
motive(noun, force, cause, passion, desire)
3
oppression(noun, pressure, misery, hardship, cruelty)
3
prepossession(noun, force, drive, passion, concern)
3
provocation(noun, cause, motive)
3
requisite(noun, right, want, need, essential)
3
ruling passion(noun, expression, passion, attraction)
3
squeeze(noun, force, burden, pressure, weight)
2
accountability(noun, understanding, right, weakness, burden)
2
appetite(noun, desire, need, wish, impulse)
2
authority(noun, control, understanding, power, strength)
2
cause(noun, understanding, cause, right, need)
2
clout(noun, trouble, force, power, strength)
2
cogency(noun, power, strength, energy, vigor)
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