9
aspire
3
crave(verb, desire, fancy, want, long)
3
desire(verb, fancy, want, crave, hanker)
3
fancy(verb, love, desire, approve, want)
3
hunger for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
3
lust after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
3
thirst after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
3
thirst for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fancy, want)
2
be gratified by(verb, love, fancy, approve, prize)
2
be keen on(verb, love, fancy, approve, prize)
2
be partial to(verb, love, fancy, approve, prize)
2
be pleased by(verb, love, fancy, approve, prize)
2
be sweet on(verb, love, fancy, approve, prize)
2
care to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, love, fancy)
2
covet(verb, desire, fancy, want, crave)
2
derive pleasure from(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, love)
2
exclaim(verb, love, fancy, approve, prize)
2
find appealing(verb, expression, love, fancy, approve)
2
go for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, love, fancy)
2
hanker after
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