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