ξένῳ δὲ σιγᾶν κρεῖττον ἢ κεκραγέναι → it's better for a stranger to keep silence than to shout (Menander)
slope, declivity: V. κλιτύς, ἡ.
desire: P. and V. ἐπιθυμία, ἡ; see desire.
disposition: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ, φύσις, ἡ.
indulge one's inclinations: P. τῇ φύσει χρῆσθαι (Isoc.).