16
hanker(verb, take, desire, fancy, demand)
16
penury(noun, state, pass, difficulty, distress)
16
yearn(verb, take, desire, fancy, demand)
16
aspire(verb, mean, direct, plan, desire)
16
lust(noun, verb, take, love, passion)
15
indigence(noun, state, trouble, pass, difficulty)
15
absence(noun, state, slip, weakness, condition)
15
inadequacy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
15
shortage(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
15
long(verb, take, desire, fancy, demand)
14
neediness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
14
scantiness(noun, weakness, failure, need, lack)
12
necessity(noun, order, fix, pass, desire)
12
requirement(noun, order, fix, pass, right)
12
thirst(noun, verb, take, love, passion)
12
prefer(verb, take, accept, love, determine)
11
famine(noun, pass, passion, desire, difficulty)
11
miss(noun, verb, take, desire, slip)
11
pauperism(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
11
will(verb, take, accept, love, determine)
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