14
sympathy(noun, taste, weakness, contact, relation)
13
affection(noun, movement, feeling, love, desire)
13
attraction(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
13
weakness(noun, movement, feeling, love, desire)
12
prejudice(noun, religion, order, feeling, love)
11
appetite(noun, feeling, love, pleasure, passion)
9
turn(noun, movement, set, feeling, power)
8
aptitude(noun, set, feeling, power, turn)
8
closeness(noun, feeling, love, care, contact)
8
soft spot(noun, expression, feeling, love, desire)
8
talent(noun, power, turn, ability, skill)
8
understanding(noun, contact, relation, relationship, liking)
7
accord(noun, contact, relation, relationship, affinity)
7
capability(noun, feeling, power, turn, ability)
7
capacity(noun, feeling, power, turn, ability)
7
druthers(noun, nature, set, feeling, turn)
7
favoritism(noun, love, turn, fancy, taste)
7
fellow feeling(noun, contact, relation, relationship, affinity)
7
harmony(noun, contact, relation, relationship, affinity)
7
like-mindedness(noun, contact, relation, relationship, affinity)
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