2
be poor(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be sad(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
2
be short(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be without(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
beg(verb, desire, want, need, require)
2
begrudge(verb, crave, covet, envy, resent)
2
believe(verb, want, hope, trust, anticipate)
2
bemoan(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
2
bewail(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
2
bleed(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
2
blubber(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
2
brood(verb, break, fail, weaken, want)
2
call for(expression, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
carry on(verb, expression, desire, sorrow, want)
2
chafe(verb, desire, idle, crave, long)
2
cherish(verb, want, trust, anticipate, wish)
2
choose(verb, desire, fancy, want, need)
2
claim(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
commiserate(verb, experience, pity)
2
compassionate(verb, experience, pity)
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