15
hope(verb, want, believe, trust, anticipate)
14
crave(verb, love, favor, desire, fancy)
12
fancy(verb, love, favor, desire, like)
11
desire(verb, hold, love, favor, fancy)
9
aspire
9
wish for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, love, favor)
9
yearn for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, love, favor)
8
anguish(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
8
long(verb, want, trust, anticipate, wish)
8
pant(desire, want, covet)
8
want(verb, love, desire, fancy, like)
7
hanker after(verb, expression, fancy, want, enjoy)
7
hunger for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
6
covet(verb, desire, fancy, want, need)
6
pine for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
6
thirst for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
5
choose(verb, love, favor, fancy, prize)
5
hunger after(verb, expression, desire, want, need)
5
lust after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, love, favor)
5
miss(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
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