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8
must(bear, endure, want, need)
3
have(want, need, require, obligate)
3
should(bear, endure, want, need)
1
be beholden(lost, incur)
1
be bound(lost, incur)
1
be contracted(lost, incur)
1
be in arrears(lost, incur)
1
be in debt(lost, incur)
1
be indebted(lost, incur)
1
be into one for(lost, incur)
1
be obligated(lost, incur)
1
be obliged to(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, want)
1
be under obligation(lost, incur)
1
behind(lost, incur)
1
behooves(must, should)
1
feel bound(expression, lost, incur)
1
get on credit(expression, idiom, lost, incur)
1
had better(expression, bear, must, would)
1
have a duty to(expression, idiom, bear, must)
1
have borrowed(expression, lost, incur)
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