39
yearning(noun, verb, adjective, end, feeling)
37
desire(noun, end, feeling, drive, power)
33
longing(noun, verb, adjective, end, feeling)
29
craving(noun, verb, adjective, end, feeling)
28
yen(noun, feeling, love, respect, regard)
23
hunger(noun, feeling, drive, love, passion)
16
thirst(noun, feeling, drive, love, passion)
16
appetite(noun, feeling, drive, power, love)
16
itch(noun, feeling, drive, love, passion)
16
passion(noun, end, feeling, drive, love)
13
lust(noun, feeling, drive, love, respect)
13
wish(noun, end, feeling, drive, power)
12
homesick(noun, adjective, wishful, appetent, wistful)
12
hungry(adjective, keen, enthusiastic, excited, ready)
11
eager(adjective, keen, enthusiastic, excited, ready)
11
urge(noun, feeling, drive, power, love)
10
fancy(noun, feeling, drive, power, love)
10
hope(noun, verb, drive, love, passion)
10
pining(noun, verb, adjective, feeling, drive)
9
aspiration(noun, end, drive, love, passion)
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