11
desirous(adjective, keen, eager, syrupy, hopeful)
10
wanting(verb, adjective, eager, hopeful, aspiring)
9
desiring(verb, adjective, keen, anxious, eager)
9
hoping(verb, adjective, desiring, believing, hoping)
8
yearning(verb, adjective, keen, anxious, eager)
7
longing(verb, adjective, keen, anxious, eager)
6
needing(verb, desiring)
6
thirsting(verb, adjective, anxious, eager, desirous)
5
craving(noun, verb, adjective, keen, eager)
5
eager(adjective, anxious, desirous, syrupy, hopeful)
5
expecting(verb, desiring, hoping, intending)
4
wish(noun, verb)
4
aiming(verb, intending)
4
fancying(verb, choosing, desiring)
4
intending(verb, hoping, intending)
4
liking(noun, verb, choosing)
4
requesting(verb, requesting)
3
aspiring(verb, adjective, keen, eager, desirous)
3
coveting(verb, desiring)
3
hankering(verb, adjective, keen, desirous, hopeful)
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