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Compelling or being compelled

An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way

Mind set on one idea

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

A sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act

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

That which must be done out of principle

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

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

A thing that stimulates someone into action

A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action

Unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behaviour

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 tactics

strong-arm tactic

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

strong interest

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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

Mind set on one idea

single-mindedness

bee in your bonnet

something on the brain

tiger by the tail

consuming passion

preoccupation with

bee in one's bonnet

mental disturbance

obsessive compulsion

irresistible impulse

animal magnetism

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Noun

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

Noun

A sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act

extemporisation^UK

extemporization^US

natural inclination

inborn tendency

natural tendency

inherent tendency

inner prompting

natural feeling

imaginativeness

fool's paradise

castle in the air

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Noun

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time

ton^US

sexual fixation

fashionableness

general tendency

prevailing taste

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Noun

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

That which must be done out of principle

accountableness

moral imperative

piece of business

area of interest

area of activity

legal responsibility

blameworthiness

area of responsibility

line of country

moral obligation

sphere of activity

long row to hoe

course of action

millstone round one's neck

area of knowledge

leap in the dark

business enterprise

what one is into

unwanted responsibility

thorn in one's side

line of business

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Noun

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

Noun

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

authoritarianism

totalitarianism

undemocratic rule

reign of terror

totalitarian government

single party rule

high-handedness

unreasonableness

harsh discipline

tyrannical rule

overbearingness

political doctrine

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Noun

A thing that stimulates someone into action

shot in the arm

kick in the pants

kick up the backside

motivating force

radical stimulus

psychostimulant

carrot and stick

pressurization^US

stimulating substance

pressurisation^UK

a shot in the arm

straw that stirs the drink

whys and wherefores

the why and wherefore

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Noun

A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action

urgent situation

desperate straits

unforeseen circumstances

critical situation

moment of truth

point of no return

sticky situation

awkward situation

difficult situation

critical moment

problematic situation

decisive moment

pretty kettle of fish

fine kettle of fish

defining moment

tricky situation

tight situation

worst-case scenario

hour of decision

sorry condition

unfortunate situation

no-win situation

critical period

when push comes to shove

turn of the tide

critical juncture

reversal of fortune

stroke of ill luck

extreme suffering

botched situation

emergency situation

potential crisis

mass of problems

diffict situation

situational problem

state of things

state of affairs

worst possible outcome

worst that could happen

worst comes to worst

watershed moment

irreversible momentum

sink or swim time

jumping-off point

moment of decision

when it came to it

a bad situation

a sorry condition

a difficult situation

extreme tension

spreading too thin

verge of collapse

point of decision

reverse of fortune

rough situation

crucial occurrence

kairotic moment

race against time

pressure of circumstance

force of circumstance

stroke of bad luck

end of the world

day of reckoning

unfortunate incident

nuclear holocaust

kick in the teeth

trials and tribulations

mutual assured destruction

devastating blow

unpredictable outcome

lack of success

fatal attraction

unfortunate occurrence

impecuniousness

serious accident

financial distress

source of distress

economic failure

bolt from the blue

bolt out of the blue

financial failure

harsh conditions

pain in the rear

tough situation

pain in the backside

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

cause for regret

cause for disappointment

source of regret

unfortunate thing

road traffic accident

multiple collision

traffic accident

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Noun

Unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behaviour

self-discipline

self-possession

self-containment

self-government

pulling your punches

strength of will

strength of mind

single-mindedness

firmness of purpose

fixity of purpose

keeping under control

strength of character

anger prevention

keeping in check

controlled behaviour

self-constraint

self-deprivation

anger management

self-abnegation

strong-mindedness

self-determination

stick-to-it-iveness

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Noun

The state of being legally responsible for something

Noun

Something that is formally or legally required or obligatory

circumscription

necessary condition

essential condition

necessary thing

obligatory condition

non-negotiable point

essential requirement

string attached

lack of certainty

disconfirmation

string attached to something

small difficulty

stumbling block

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