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aspiration(noun, end, drive, love, passion)
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desiring(verb, adjective, keen, wild, enthusiastic)
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nostalgic(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy, anxious)
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covetous(adjective, keen, enthusiastic, excited, ready)
11
fancy(noun, feeling, drive, power, love)
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fervor(noun, feeling, love, respect, passion)
11
love(noun, feeling, drive, passion, desire)
10
fondness(noun, feeling, love, respect, passion)
10
anxious(adjective, keen, wild, enthusiastic, excited)
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greed(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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weakness(noun, feeling, drive, respect, passion)
10
wishing(verb, adjective, keen, anxious, eager)
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aspiring(verb, adjective, keen, energetic, eager)
9
inclination(noun, end, feeling, drive, power)
9
lasciviousness(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
9
libido(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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wistful(noun, adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
8
ambition(noun, end, drive, love, passion)
8
avidity(noun, feeling, drive, love, passion)
8
devotion(noun, feeling, love, respect, passion)
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