2
quest(noun, work, game, task, assignment)
2
quintain
2
spring(noun, cause, basis, justification, grounds)
2
termination(noun, check, curb, restraint, constraint)
2
ulterior motive(noun, expression, cause, plan, desire)
2
undertaking(noun, work, plan, picture, story)
2
whatfor(noun, cause, plan, desire, object)
2
why(noun, cause, purpose, basis, planned)
2
why and wherefore(noun, expression, idiom, cause, plan)
2
will(noun, plan, desire, object, aim)
2
zero(noun, informal, object, aim, purpose)
1
calculation(noun, aim, meaning, objective, intention)
1
Promised Land(noun, expression, desire, concern, belief)
1
achievement(noun, desire, concern, belief, confidence)
1
action(noun, plan, job, meaning, picture)
1
agenda(noun, intention)
1
airport
1
animus(noun, plan, desire, object, aim)
1
anticipation(noun, desire, concern, belief, confidence)
1
apodosis
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