4
privy(adjective, intimate, secret, private, penetrating)
4
repressed(adjective, private, mental, inner)
4
special(adjective, intimate, secret, private, penetrating)
4
spontaneous(adjective, gut, intuitive)
4
trusted(adjective, intimate, secret, private, penetrating)
4
unthinking(adjective, gut, intuitive)
4
uptight(adjective, intimate, secret, private, penetrating)
3
built-in(adjective, ingrained, included)
3
concealed(adjective, private, mental, inner)
3
confidential(adjective, intimate, private, personal)
3
connate(adjective, characteristic, natural, essential, basic)
3
dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, ingrained)
3
focal(adjective, private, mental, inner)
3
fundamental(adjective, characteristic, original, fixed, essential)
3
hidden(adjective, private, mental, inner)
3
inside(adjective, private, mental, inner)
3
instinctual(noun, adjective, feeling, emotions, at heart)
3
native(adjective, characteristic, natural, essential, basic)
3
psychological(adjective, private, mental, inner)
3
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