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Compelling or being compelled

An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way

A compulsive or irrational preoccupation

The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity

A natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking

Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment, especially through the exercise of authority

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time

The action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing compromising information which one has about them

A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear

A thing that stimulates someone into action

The state of being legally responsible for something

Something that is formally or legally required or obligatory

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Noun

Compelling or being compelled

pressurisation^UK

pressurization^US

have on the brain

tiger by the tail

strong arm tactics

strong-arm tactic

strong-arm tactics

demanding money with menaces

putting into practice

reign of terror

intimidating remark

threatening remark

intimidatory remark

pressurizing^US

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

pressurising^UK

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“But whether you are going to do it by compulsion of circumstances or by conviction has to be decided.”

Noun

An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way

fire in the belly

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“Here, Ross explores David's compulsion to overwork and the way his humiliating loss of earnings and status impacts on the family.”

Noun

A compulsive or irrational preoccupation

consuming passion

bee in your bonnet

tiger by the tail

something on the brain

preoccupation with

mental disturbance

obsessive compulsion

irresistible impulse

single-mindedness

sexual fixation

animal magnetism

prepossessingness

captivatingness

irresistibility

interestingness

sophisticated style

strong interest

sexual magnetism

irresistible influence

personal appeal

hypnotic attraction

come-hither look

force of personality

strength of character

special something

air of mysteriousness

idealization^US

idealisation^UK

centre of attention^UK

sexual attractiveness

sexual attraction

center of attention^US

picturesqueness

physical attractiveness

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The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity

Noun

A natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking

natural inclination

inborn tendency

inherent tendency

inner prompting

natural tendency

natural feeling

instinctiveness

extrasensory perception

gift for detecting

gift for discovering

feeling in one's bones

innate knowledge

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Noun

Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment, especially through the exercise of authority

authoritarianism

unreasonableness

harsh discipline

high-handedness

harsh treatment

infliction of pain

indecent assault

rough treatment

Noun

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time

ton^US

general tendency

prevailing taste

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The action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing compromising information which one has about them

Noun

A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear

Noun

A thing that stimulates someone into action

shot in the arm

kick in the pants

kick up the backside

motivating force

psychostimulant

pressurization^US

stimulating substance

pressurisation^UK

carrot and stick

a shot in the arm

radical stimulus

straw that stirs the drink

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Noun

The state of being legally responsible for something

Noun

Something that is formally or legally required or obligatory

circumscription

essential condition

necessary condition

necessary thing

obligatory condition

essential requirement

lack of certainty

non-negotiable point

string attached

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