Except
Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Need
Need verb - To have as a requirement.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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And I don't need anything except my dog... (his dog, Shithead, growls at him) Okay, I don't need my dog...''
Source: Long List - Ulysses fights similarly to Destructoid, except he fires energy balls that need to be reflected back at him.
Source: Video Game / Insaniquarium -
And all the Barian Emperor's can use their Barian Chaos Draw to draw it whenever they want (except Vector, but he really doesn't need to as his entire Deck is a Story-Breaker Power).
Source: Anime / Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL
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