4
long for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, want)
4
envy(verb, desire, want, need, require)
4
lust after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, want)
3
hunger for(verb, expression, desire, want, need)
3
thirst for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, want)
3
languish(verb, dull, fail, desire, weaken)
2
hope(verb, desire, want, need, require)
2
itch for(verb, expression, desire, fancy, want)
2
pine for(verb, expression, desire, want, need)
2
thirst after(verb, phrasal verb, desire)
2
yearn for(verb, expression, desire, fancy, want)
2
be deficient(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be deprived(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be down and out(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be hard up(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be in need of(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be in want(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be inadequate(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be needy(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be poor(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
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