5
desire(noun, feeling, love, care, case)
5
endearment(noun, feeling, love, care, case)
5
generosity(noun, understanding, empathy, favor, concern)
5
good will(noun, expression, idiom, feeling, understanding)
5
infatuation(noun, feeling, love, respect, passion)
5
inflammation(noun, affection, irritation, burning, ache)
5
irritation(noun, distress, pain, ache, sensitivity)
5
kind-heartedness(noun, benevolence)
5
ruth(noun, understanding, melancholy, kindness, sympathy)
5
sensibility(noun, feeling, position, passion, attitude)
5
solicitude(noun, feeling, understanding, love, care)
5
worship(noun, feeling, love, respect, passion)
4
affinity(noun, understanding, love, regard, connection)
4
compassionateness(noun, favor, kindness, grace, goodness)
4
crush(noun, feeling, love, respect, regard)
4
daintiness(noun, beauty, refinement, delicacy, elegance)
4
emotion(noun, nature, action, feeling, love)
4
geniality(noun, mildness)
4
goodness(noun, understanding, empathy, favor, concern)
4
grace(noun, understanding, empathy, favor, concern)
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