39
want(noun, verb, activity, action, upset)
38
desire(noun, verb, take, drive, love)
35
lack(noun, verb, action, upset, hold)
35
demand(noun, verb, state, hold, take)
34
require(verb, state, hold, take, order)
32
necessity(noun, state, order, help, force)
23
wish(noun, verb, take, charge, drive)
23
poverty(noun, state, trouble, pass, difficulty)
23
shortage(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
22
penury(noun, state, pass, difficulty, distress)
21
insufficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
21
indigence(noun, state, trouble, pass, difficulty)
20
requirement(noun, order, fix, understanding, pass)
20
destitution(noun, state, trouble, defeat, pass)
20
exigency(noun, trouble, force, desire, concern)
20
necessitate(verb, take, order, provoke, use)
19
must(noun, verb, work, charge, understanding)
17
hunger(noun, verb, take, love, passion)
16
call for(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, state)
16
crave(verb, take, cause, desire, fancy)
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