Should and Wanting

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Should verb - To be under necessity or obligation to.

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Wanting and should are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Wanting" with "Should", this verbs are similar.

Wanting adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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Should and wanting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Should" instead a verb "Wanting".

Nearby Words: want, wanted

He is clearly touched by Pochi wanting to go with Utsuho to set off the explosion, despite it being a suicide mission, and decides that he should save the island (and die) instead of them.

Source: Manga / Itsuwaribito
Naturally, each tries to convince the other that they don't need their help, and that the other should leave, not wanting to share the Big Damn Heroes moment.

Source: Load-Bearing Hero
His reasoning was that there should always be someone looking out for the students still wanting to stay.

Source: Series / Denji Sentai Megaranger

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