ADJ

driving, great, naked
She's a woman of driving ambition
personal

VERB + AMBITION

have
He's got little ambition
lack

AMBITION + VERB

burn
Ambition burned within her

ADJ

big, burning, driving, great, high, main, overriding, ultimate
Her biggest ambition was to climb Everest
lifelong, life's, longstanding
At last he had realized his life's ambition
modest
personal
secret
youthful
frustrated, thwarted, unfulfilled
This is a tale of jealousy and thwarted ambitions
career, imperial/imperialist, literary, political, presidential, social, sporting, territorial

VERB + AMBITION

cherish, harbour, have, nurture
He had only one ambition in life
abandon, give up
achieve, fulfil, realize
limit, restrain
frustrate, thwart
He felt great resentment at having his ambition frustrated