Impetus and Life

Impetus

Impetus noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Life and impetus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Life" instead a noun "Impetus".

Life noun - A history of a person's life.

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Impetus and life are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impetus" instead a noun "Life".

Nearby Words: lifeless, lifetime, lifer, lifeline

original	original impetus	original life
single	single impetus	single life
entire	entire impetus	entire life
new	new impetus	new life
Other adjectives: extra, different.

The average Fae's life often vaguely resembles life in a hunter-gatherer tribe, since without scarcity or danger or a need for shelter, the majority of Fae lack the impetus to organize beyond what their social instincts accomplish.

Source: Just For Fun / Earthchild
While Mayoi is the impetus for the plot (Araragi and Shinobu go back in time to save her life), the story is actually more about developing Shinobu's character.

Source: Light Novel / Bakemonogatari
In later interviews towards the end of his life, he specifically noted this trope as the impetus to his work on his three biggest albums Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad.

Source: Music / Michael Jackson

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