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neediness(state, pass, difficulty, distress)
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privation(trouble, defeat, pass, difficulty)
15
scarcity(pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
15
thirst(verb, take, love, passion)
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dearth(pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
13
inadequacy(pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
13
paucity(pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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deprivation(state, hurt, defeat, fall)
12
pauperism(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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longing(love, passion, desire, want)
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miss(verb, take, desire, demand)
10
absence(state, weakness, want, lack)
10
obligation(work, force, charge, concern)
10
urge(force, love, passion, desire)
10
urgency(force, fix, pass, concern)
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beggary(pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
9
compulsion(force, understanding, drive, right)
9
passion(drive, love, desire, fancy)
9
requisite(condition, want, essential, wish)
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essential(adjective, concern, condition, demand)
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