11
covet(verb, desire, fancy, want, need)
11
desire(verb, love, favor, fancy, like)
9
aspire
9
crave(verb, love, favor, desire, fancy)
9
hunger for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
9
long for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, love, favor)
7
pine for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
7
wish for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, love, favor)
7
long(verb, desire, fancy, want, crave)
7
thirst for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
6
fancy(verb, love, favor, desire, like)
6
want(verb, love, desire, fancy, like)
5
hanker after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
5
hunger after(verb, expression, desire, want, need)
5
sigh for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
5
thirst after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
4
lust(verb, desire, fancy, want, crave)
4
lust after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, love, favor)
3
ache for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, desire, fancy)
3
hanker(verb, desire, fancy, want, need)
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