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feel a dearth of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take)
2
feel the necessity for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take)
2
feel the pinch(verb, expression, take, desire)
2
have occasion for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take)
2
have occasion to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take)
2
have use for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take)
1
fall short in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, demand)
1
have need of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, demand)
1
stand in need of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, demand)
0
feel necessity for(verb, expression, exact, demand)
0
not be up to snuff(verb, expression, fail)
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not come up to scratch(verb, expression, fail)
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not make the grade(verb, expression, fail)
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too little too late(expression, need, require, lack)
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