9
requiring(verb, lacking, obliging)
9
wanting(verb, adjective, poor, limited, tight)
8
lacking(verb, adjective, poor, short, tight)
7
desiring(verb, adjective, keen, short, thirsty)
5
craving(noun, verb, adjective, keen, thirsty)
5
missing(verb, lacking)
5
wishing(verb, desiring)
4
demanding(verb, adjective, obliging)
4
necessitating(verb, obliging)
3
coveting(verb, hungering, desiring)
3
expecting(verb, desiring)
3
hoping(verb, desiring)
3
hungering(verb, hungering, desiring)
3
need
3
short(adjective, insufficient)
3
thirsting(verb, hungering, desiring)
3
yearning(verb, adjective, keen, thirsty, desiring)
2
asking
2
claiming
2
constraining(verb, obliging)
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