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longing for(adjective, eager, hopeful, aspiring)
3
destitute of(verb, phrasal verb)
3
in short supply(adjective, idiom, inadequate, insufficient)
3
in want of(adjective, idiom, full)
3
not enough(idiom, insufficiency)
3
not present(idiom, absence)
2
below par(adjective, idiom, imperfection)
2
in arrear(idiom, incompleteness)
2
in default(idiom, incompleteness)
2
in default of(idiom, preposition)
2
not perfect(idiom, imperfection)
2
too little(idiom, insufficiency)
1
at a premium(adjective, idiom, shy, inadequate)
1
dirt poor(poor, short, distressed, lacking)
1
down and out(idiom, poor, short, distressed)
1
feel like
1
for want of
1
hard up(poor, distressed, destitute, impoverished)
1
in dire circumstances(idiom, poor, short, distressed)
1
in great need financially poor(idiom, poor, short, distressed)
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