feel desperate
desperate need
desperate situation
desperate measures
become desperate
desperate attempt
a desperate illness; a desperate situation.
there is a desperate shortage of teachers.
He is a desperate criminal.
He's desperate for money.
They're desperate to escape.
I am desperate for a cigarette.
he was desperate not to slight a guest.
the desperate ploy had worked.
desperate times call for desperate measures.
the desperate look of hunger; a desperate cry for help.
The report limned a desperate situation.
The man lost in the desert was desperate for water.
The desperate bandit's firing at the police!
They made a desperate attempt to save the company.
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