Hunger and Intention

Hunger

Hunger noun - A need or desire for food.

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Intention and hunger are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intention" instead a noun "Hunger".

Nearby Words: hungry, hungered, hungering

Intention noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Hunger and intention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hunger" instead a noun "Intention".

pure	pure hunger	pure intention
similar	similar hunger	similar intention
direct	direct hunger	direct intention
simple	simple hunger	simple intention
Other adjectives: strong, new, inexplicable, literal.

Maria appears with the apparent intention to "steal Zero away", however all she does is ask Zero about Yuuki and have him reveal he never felt betrayed by her, then telling Yuuki she can't do anything for his hunger in an attempt to make Yuuki offer her blood instead.

Source: Manga / Vampire Knight
Cato manages to do this with the implied intention of invoking a Taking You with Me to Peeta against Katniss in the film adaptation of The Hunger Games near the climax.

Source: Human Shield
Even though she's fervently against the Hunger Games tradition, she still participates in it (albeit with the intention of saving her little sister).

Source: Anti Hero / Literature

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