2
require(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
suffer privation(verb, expression, take, desire, exact)
2
thirst(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
want something(verb, expression, take, desire, exact)
2
wish(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
yearn(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
yen for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, desire)
1
be deprived of(verb, demand, need, require, lack)
1
be found wanting(verb, demand, need, require, lack)
1
be insufficient(verb, demand, need, require, lack)
1
be short of(verb, need, require, lack, miss)
1
fall short in(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, demand)
1
have need of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, demand)
1
need(verb, take, demand, want, require)
1
prove inadequate(verb, expression, fail)
1
stand in need of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, demand)
1
starve(verb, demand, need, require, lack)
1
want(verb, take, demand, need, require)
0
abort
0
be defective
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