| hope(verb, desire, trust, anticipate) |
| strive(verb, try, work, attack, struggle) |
| desire(verb, hold, assume, need, believe) |
| seek(verb, strive, try, work, attack) |
| wish(verb, desire, hold, assume, need) |
| yearn(verb, desire, need, require) |
| long(verb, desire, need, require) |
| try(verb, attempt, mean, determine) |
| intend(verb, mean, determine, undertake, strive) |
| expect(verb, hold, assume, believe, cherish) |
| purpose(verb, determine, undertake, strive, intend) |
| crave(verb, desire, need, require) |
| propose(verb, work, mean, attack, struggle) |
| want(verb, desire, mean, direct) |
| be desirous of(obsolete, verb, expression, desire) |
| thirst after(formal, verb, expression, desire) |
| thirst for(formal, verb, expression, desire) |
| aim ambitiously(verb, expression, desire) |
| aim for(verb, expression, desire) |
| aim to(verb, expression, desire) |