3
should have
2
call for(noun, verb, sadness, woe, lacking)
2
crave(noun, verb, sadness, woe, lacking)
2
cry(verb, sadness, woe, lacking)
2
deficiency(noun, want, lacking, deficit, needs)
2
demand(verb, want, lacking, deficit, needs)
2
exigency(verb, want, lacking, deficit, needs)
2
i would like
2
in need(expression, adjective, help, want, necessary)
2
lack(noun, want, lacking, deficit, needs)
2
necessitate(verb, want, lacking, deficit, needs)
2
obligate(verb, want, lacking, deficit, needs)
2
obligation(verb, want, lacking, deficit, needs)
2
power hungry(demand, want, necessity)
2
prerequisite(verb, want, lacking, deficit, needs)
2
require(verb, want, lacking, deficit, needs)
2
requirement(noun, verb, want, lacking, deficit)
2
requisite(verb, want, lacking, deficit, needs)
1
according to need(expression, take, lack, needs)
1
ain't no need to worry(expression, take, lack, needs)
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