61
yearning(noun, verb, adjective, end, feeling)
45
desire(noun, end, feeling, strong, drive)
40
craving(noun, verb, adjective, end, feeling)
39
hankering(noun, verb, adjective, end, feeling)
29
hunger(noun, feeling, strong, drive, love)
28
thirst(noun, feeling, strong, drive, love)
24
passion(noun, end, feeling, drive, love)
23
yen(noun, feeling, strong, drive, passion)
23
wish(noun, feeling, strong, drive, power)
21
appetite(noun, feeling, strong, drive, power)
21
desirous(adjective, keen, energetic, enthusiastic, excited)
21
itch(noun, feeling, strong, drive, love)
21
hope(noun, drive, love, passion, desire)
20
lust(noun, feeling, strong, drive, love)
18
nostalgic(adjective, melancholy, anxious, eager, thoughtful)
17
greed(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
17
homesick(noun, adjective, anxious, eager, sloppy)
17
homesickness(noun, melancholy, yearning, regret, languor)
17
urge(noun, end, feeling, drive, power)
15
pining(noun, verb, adjective, feeling, drive)
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