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motivation(noun, action, charge, feeling, drive)
15
stimulus(noun, charge, feeling, drive, cause)
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intention(noun, end, cause, reason, object)
12
provocation(noun, charge, feeling, drive, cause)
10
design(noun, part, end, cause, reason)
8
urge(noun, feeling, drive, love, pleasure)
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stimulation(noun, charge, feeling, cause, pleasure)
6
impulse(noun, charge, feeling, drive, cause)
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emotion(noun, feeling, cause, pleasure, passion)
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feeling(noun, drive, cause, pleasure, passion)
3
action(noun, feeling, drive, cause, pleasure)
3
expectation(noun, belief, hope)
3
instigation(noun, charge, feeling, drive, cause)
3
view(noun, belief, hope)
1
chance(belief, hope, absence of motive)
1
eagerness(noun, love, pleasure, passion, desire)
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elation(noun, feeling, pleasure, passion, rage)
1
enthusiasm(noun, drive, pleasure, energy, excitement)
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enthusiasm incitement(expression, feeling, pleasure, passion, rage)
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excitation(noun, feeling, pleasure, passion, rage)
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