Demands
Need
Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Despite knowing full well how much Christine fears the Phantom, Raoul grasps the Idiot Ball when he demands to know why they need to conceal this.
Source: Secret Relationship -
From a Dothraki perspective, Viserys did Drogo a favor that should be repaid, but doesn't need to be repaid immediately, or when the recipient demands it.
Source: Literature / A Game of Thrones - It is alternated with New Job as the Plot Demands (sometimes Poursan owns a shop that sells anything, and other times he happens to own the precise shop Talon is going to need).
Source: We Sell Everything
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