wants
noun
things that you want or need
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Things you want or need
the goods
exactly what is needed or wanted
all someone wants
used for saying that someone’s needs or requests are reasonable
someone’s heart’s desire
the thing that someone really wants
the Holy Grail
something that someone wants very much to have or to achieve
man cannot live by bread alone
used for saying that people need more than food, money, and possessions in order to have a good life
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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