11
yen(noun, verb, passion, desire, urge)
10
discomfort(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
10
throb(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
10
torture(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
10
commiserate(verb, agree, experience, feelings, understand)
10
hanker(verb, desire, fancy, want, need)
10
long(verb, desire, fancy, want, need)
10
take ill
9
aching(noun, hurt, distress, pain, protest)
9
agonize(noun, verb, upset, trouble, get)
9
spasm(noun, health, hurt, strain, distress)
9
stitch(noun, verb, hurt, worry, passion)
9
throe(noun, verb, trouble, hurt, worry)
9
affliction(noun, trouble, hurt, weak, disorder)
9
bleed(verb, desire, pain, sorrow, want)
9
grief(noun, trouble, worry, passion, care)
9
gripe(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
9
longing(noun, passion, desire, urge, need)
8
languish(verb, get, hurt, desire, smart)
8
smarting(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
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