3
enterprising(adjective, desirous, syrupy, wishful, resourceful)
3
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3
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3
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3
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3
fond(adjective, tender, desirous, affectionate)
3
honing
3
hot to trot(expression, adjective, idiom, keen, wild)
3
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3
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3
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3
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3
stomach(noun, passion, desire, taste, weakness)
3
sympathy(noun, empathy, concern, kindness, grace)
3
taste(noun, feeling, respect, passion, weakness)
3
voracious(noun, adjective, keen, enthusiastic, excited)
3
yearnful
2
tender passion(expression, idiom, love)
2
acquisitive(adjective, keen, wild, enthusiastic, excited)
2
admiration(noun, love, passion, desire, fancy)
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