2
be needy(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be poor(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be short(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be without(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
burn(noun, verb, desire, need, crave)
2
call for(expression, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
claim(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
compulsion(noun, need)
2
coveting(noun, desire, wish, aspiration)
2
crave after(verb, phrasal verb, desire)
2
devotion(noun, love, passion, desire, fancy)
2
die for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, desire)
2
do without(expression, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
drive(noun, love, passion, desire, spirit)
2
drive for(expression, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
dryness(noun, passion, desire, dehydration, waterlessness)
2
earnestness(noun, drive, love, passion, desire)
2
edacity(noun, excess, greed, longing, greediness)
2
empty stomach(expression, idiom)
2
esurience(noun, excess, greed, longing, deprivation)
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