8
fancy(verb, desire, want, need, require)
7
repine(verb, break, fail, desire, pain)
6
sigh(verb, break, fail, desire, weaken)
6
suffer(verb, break, fail, desire, weaken)
5
burn(verb, desire, rage, crave, long)
5
desire strongly(verb, expression, desire, want, burn)
5
grieve(verb, break, fail, desire, pain)
5
miss(verb, take, desire, exact, sorrow)
5
pant(verb, desire, want, crave, long)
4
dream(verb, desire, want, seek, aim)
4
fret(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
4
hunger for(verb, expression, desire, crave, ache)
4
lament(verb, desire, pain, sorrow, want)
3
be in want(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
3
contemplate(verb, want, hope, trust, anticipate)
3
despair(pain, idle, sulk, dejection, languish)
3
expect(verb, desire, want, need, require)
3
feel great desire(expression, idiom)
3
mope(verb, want, fret, crave, long)
3
mourn(verb, pain, sorrow, want, fret)
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