2
have occasion to(expression, idiom, take, desire, exact)
2
have use for(expression, idiom, take, desire, exact)
2
hope for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
2
hurt(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
2
hurt for(expression, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
intend(verb, hope)
2
keen(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
2
lack(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
moan(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
2
necessitate(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
pine away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, sulk, dejection)
2
presume(verb, want, hope, trust, anticipate)
2
purpose
2
rely(verb, want, hope, trust, anticipate)
2
require(verb, take, desire, fancy, exact)
2
resent(verb, crave, covet, envy, begrudge)
2
rue(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
2
sob(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
2
suffer privation(expression, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
sulk(dejection, languish, pine, brood, pout)
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