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S: (n) force (a powerful effect or influence) "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"

S: (n) pressure (a force that compels) "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"

S: (n) duress (compulsory force or threat) "confessed under duress"
S: (n) heartbeat (an animating or vital unifying force) "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"
S: (n) lifeblood (an essential or life-giving force) "water is the lifeblood of India"
S: (n) wheel (forces that provide energy and direction) "the wheels of government began to turn"

S: (n) influence (a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc) "used her parents' influence to get the job"

S: (n) power, powerfulness (possession of controlling influence) "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"

S: (n) quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone) "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)

S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

W: (v) force [Related to: force] (do forcibly; exert force) "Don't force it!"
W: (v) force [Related to: force] (impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably) "She forced her diet fads on him"
W: (v) force [Related to: force] (urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate)
W: (v) force [Related to: force] (to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means) "She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"