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| sine qua non(noun, expression, condition, essential) | |
| cry out for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire) | |
| have occasion for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take) | |
| have to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, have) | |
| be in want(verb, expression, take, demand) | |
| be necessary(verb, expression, require, obligate) | |
| be deficient in(verb, expression, want, require) | |
| have got to(verb, expression, have, want) | |
| need for(noun, expression, want, wish) | |
| needs must(noun, expression, want, lack) | |
| bare cupboard(expression, want, wish, not have) | |
| bare necessities(expression, want, wish, not have) | |
| bare subsistence(expression, want, wish, not have) | |
| be hurting for(expression, want, wish, not have) | |
| be in for(expression, want, wish, not have) | |
| be short of(verb, expression, want, require) | |
| bring to bear(expression, settle, establish, put) | |
| can't be without(expression, want, wish, not have) | |
| cannot do otherwise(expression, want, wish, not have) | |
| cannot help but(expression, want, wish, not have) |
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