11
protection(noun, support, help, aid, assistance)
11
solicitous(adjective, care, assistance, carefulness)
9
overprotective(adjective, characteristic, care, protection)
7
apologetics(noun, literature, genre, nonfiction)
7
care(noun, feeling, love, affection)
7
concern(noun, feeling, love, care, affection)
7
encyclical(noun, literature, genre, nonfiction)
7
philosophy(noun, literature, genre, nonfiction)
7
shy(adjective, care, assistance, carefulness)
6
affection(noun, feeling, love, care)
6
amore(noun, feeling, love, care, affection)
6
ardor(noun, feeling, love, care, affection)
6
attachment(noun, feeling, love, care, affection)
6
case(noun, feeling, love, care, affection)
6
closeness(noun, feeling, love, care, affection)
6
crush(noun, feeling, love, care, affection)
6
desire(noun, feeling, love, care, affection)
6
devotion(noun, feeling, love, care, affection)
6
emotion(noun, feeling, love, care, affection)
6
endearment(noun, feeling, love, care, affection)
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