11
all hands on deck
8
penniless
6
customer needs
5
on demand
5
want desperately(noun, power, desire, forse)
4
need(noun, adjective)
3
necessary evil
3
want
2
desideratum
2
must
2
urgency
1
compulsion(noun, adjective)
1
crave
1
critical(noun, adjective)
1
dearth(noun, adjective)
1
deficiency(noun, adjective)
1
deficit
1
demand(noun, adjective)
1
emergency(verb, adjective)
1
essential(noun, adjective)
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