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| longing for(adjective, eager, hopeful, aspiring) | |
| destitute of(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| in short supply(adjective, idiom, inadequate, insufficient) | |
| in want of(adjective, idiom, full) | |
| not enough(idiom, insufficiency) | |
| not present(idiom, absence) | |
| below par(adjective, idiom, imperfection) | |
| in arrear(idiom, incompleteness) | |
| in default(idiom, incompleteness) | |
| in default of(idiom, preposition) | |
| not perfect(idiom, imperfection) | |
| too little(idiom, insufficiency) | |
| at a premium(adjective, idiom, shy, inadequate) | |
| dirt poor(poor, short, distressed, lacking) | |
| down and out(idiom, poor, short, distressed) | |
| feel like | |
| for want of | |
| hard up(poor, distressed, destitute, impoverished) | |
| in dire circumstances(idiom, poor, short, distressed) | |
| in great need financially poor(idiom, poor, short, distressed) |
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