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458 entries under noun topic. ×
| reason(action, end, drive, cause) | |
| motivation(action, charge, feeling, drive) | |
| cause(charge, cause, start, reason) | |
| grounds(action, cause, reason, object) | |
| rationale(action, cause, reason, object) | |
| incentive(charge, drive, cause, drug) | |
| stimulus(charge, feeling, drive, cause) | |
| ground(cause, start, reason, challenge) | |
| intention(end, cause, reason, object) | |
| basis(cause, start, reason, idea) | |
| inducement(charge, drive, cause, desire) | |
| object(end, cause, point, reason) | |
| provocation(charge, feeling, drive, cause) | |
| purpose(end, cause, reason, object) | |
| aim(end, cause, reason, use) | |
| consideration(cause, reason, piece, object) | |
| motif(part, point, line, figure) | |
| design(part, end, cause, reason) | |
| spur(force, charge, feeling, drive) | |
| end(cause, reason, use, design) |
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