wants

hunger

Need for nourishment

• appetiteDesire for food
• yearningIntense prolonged craving
• thirstNeed for fluid
• urgeStrong inner drive

compulsion · fixation · obsession · itch · lust · hankering · coveting · pining

drive

Operate a vehicle

• inspirationSource of creative impulse
• incentiveReward encouraging action
• stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
• encouragementSupport spurring continued effort

impetus · momentum · spur · catalyst · inducement · determination · enthusiasm · zeal

lack

Deficiency or absence

• shortageDeficient supply of necessities
• scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
• insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
• dearthAcute shortage of something

absence · gap · inadequacy · deficit · neediness · deprivation · poverty · hardship

yearning

Intense prolonged craving

• piningAching with prolonged desire
• nostalgiaLonging for the past
• melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
• wistfulnessTender sadness for absence

homesickness · heartache · languishing · missing · aching · sorrow · sentimentality · infatuation

drive

Operate a vehicle

• successFavorable outcome attained
• achievementAccomplished goal or deed
• goalDesired end result
• careerLifelong occupational pursuit

advancement · striving · pursuit · determination · enterprise · initiative · accomplishment · prosperity

necessities

What you cannot lack

• essentialsIndispensable items or elements
• basicsFoundational knowledge of something
• requirementsNecessary conditions for something
• sustenanceMeans of living

provisions · food · water · shelter · clothing · healthcare · security · survival

acquisitiveness

Desire to gather wealth

• avariceExcessive desire for riches
• covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
• materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
• gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption

rapacity · selfishness · hoarding · insatiability · grasping · consumerism · extravagance · indulgence