3
hungering(verb, desiring)
3
lusting(verb, desiring)
3
minding(verb, intending)
3
petitioning(verb, requesting)
3
pining(verb, adjective, languishing, lymphatic, desiring)
3
preferring(verb, choosing)
3
urging(verb, requesting)
3
want
3
wishful(adjective, anxious, eager, desirous, syrupy)
2
choosing(verb, choosing, intending)
2
deciding(verb, choosing)
2
deprivation
2
desire(noun, verb)
2
eagerness
2
favoring(verb, choosing)
2
grasping(verb, adjective, eager, hopeful, wanting)
2
itching(verb, desiring)
2
lustful(adjective, keen, eager, desirous, hopeful)
2
planning(noun, verb, intending)
2
privation
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