| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | agenda | an underlying plan or aim |
| 2. | aim | a desired result or goal |
| 3. | ambition | a strong desire to achieve |
| 4. | animating purpose | the purpose giving energy |
| 5. | approach | a chosen way to proceed |
| 6. | aspiration | a hoped-for aim |
| 7. | attempt | an act meant to succeed |
| 8. | avowed purpose | the openly admitted purpose |
| 9. | bearing | general direction or tendency |
| 10. | bent | a natural tendency or aim |
| 11. | bid | an attempt to achieve something |
| 12. | bottom line | the main point or result |
| 13. | brief | a stated purpose or task |
| 14. | burden | the main point of something |
| 15. | central purpose | the main intended aim |
| 16. | charge | a duty or assigned purpose |
| 17. | chief end | the main purpose |
| 18. | clear aim | an obvious intended goal |
| 19. | compulsion | a strong urge to act |
| 20. | course | a chosen direction of action |
| 21. | declared purpose | the openly stated aim |
| 22. | design | a planned purpose or aim |
| 23. | determination | firmness of purpose |
| 24. | direction | an intended line of action |
| 25. | drift | the underlying intention or point |
| 26. | driving purpose | the motivating aim |
| 27. | effort | an attempt toward a goal |
| 28. | end | the final aim sought |
| 29. | enterprise | a purposeful undertaking |
| 30. | firm purpose | a strong determined aim |
| 31. | fixation | an obsessive focus or aim |
| 32. | fixed purpose | a firm unchanging aim |
| 33. | focus | the center of attention |
| 34. | goal | an end one seeks |
| 35. | governing aim | the controlling purpose |
| 36. | guiding purpose | the directing aim |
| 37. | hankering | a persistent strong desire |
| 38. | heart | the central meaning or purpose |
| 39. | hidden purpose | a concealed intended aim |
| 40. | hope | a wish for an outcome |
| 41. | hunger | strong desire or need |
| 42. | idea | a thought-out plan or aim |
| 43. | impetus | a driving force or urge |
| 44. | impulse | a sudden driving urge |
| 45. | incentive | something prompting action |
| 46. | inclination | a natural tendency or wish |
| 47. | intention | a planned aim or purpose |
| 48. | leaning | a tendency or inclination |
| 49. | line | a course of thought or action |
| 50. | longing | a strong wish or desire |
| 51. | main aim | the primary goal |
| 52. | main object | the primary purpose |
| 53. | mandate | an assigned purpose or charge |
| 54. | meaning | what someone truly intends |
| 55. | message | the intended meaning conveyed |
| 56. | mind | one’s intention or desire |
| 57. | mission | an important intended purpose |
| 58. | motif | a recurring underlying idea |
| 59. | motivation | the reason for acting |
| 60. | motive | the reason behind action |
| 61. | move | a purposeful action or step |
| 62. | need | a pressing requirement or desire |
| 63. | object | the thing aimed at |
| 64. | objective | a specific goal or target |
| 65. | obsession | an overpowering preoccupation |
| 66. | plan | a decided course of action |
| 67. | play | a strategic intended action |
| 68. | point | the main purpose or aim |
| 69. | professed aim | the publicly claimed purpose |
| 70. | program | a planned course or agenda |
| 71. | project | a planned undertaking |
| 72. | purport | the apparent meaning or intent |
| 73. | purpose | the reason for doing something |
| 74. | readiness | willingness to act |
| 75. | real aim | the true intended goal |
| 76. | resolve | firm determination to act |
| 77. | ruling purpose | the dominant aim |
| 78. | scheme | a plan with a purpose |
| 79. | sense | the intended meaning |
| 80. | settled purpose | a firmly decided aim |
| 81. | stated aim | the expressed intended goal |
| 82. | strategy | a plan to achieve goals |
| 83. | subtext | the implied underlying meaning |
| 84. | tactic | a planned method or move |
| 85. | target | the goal aimed toward |
| 86. | task | a piece of intended work |
| 87. | tenor | the general meaning or drift |
| 88. | thrust | the main purpose or emphasis |
| 89. | true purpose | the actual intended reason |
| 90. | ultimate aim | the final goal |
| 91. | underlying aim | the hidden main purpose |
| 92. | undertaking | a committed planned effort |
| 93. | urge | a strong inner impulse |
| 94. | venture | a planned risky undertaking |
| 95. | want | a desire for something |
| 96. | willingness | readiness to do something |
| 97. | wish | a desire for something |
| 98. | working purpose | the practical current aim |
| 99. | yearning | deep longing or desire |
| 100. | yen | a strong longing or desire |
