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    A1
    aux. v.Auxiliary VerbWas required or necessary to do something.
    I needed to call him urgently.
    aux. v.Auxiliary VerbWas obligated to do something; should have done.
    She needed to finish the report by yesterday.

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    • And you wouldn't pay what the man needed to be paid, what he was charging you for.

      And you wouldn't pay what the man needed to be paid, what he was charging you for.

    • It did not do what it needed to do.

      It did not do what it needed to do.

    B1

    Looking back at the life and legacy of investing legend Charlie Munger

    05:13Looking back at the life and legacy of investing legend Charlie Munger
    • What I needed to get ahead was to meet against idiots, and luckily, there's a large supply.

      What I needed to get ahead was to meet against idiots, and luckily, there's a large supply.

    • What I needed to get ahead was to meet against idiots.

      What I needed to get ahead was to meet against idiots.

    B1

    This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone

    07:57This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone
    • Her department has spent the past few years making it harder for China to buy or manufacture the advanced semiconductors needed to fuel the upcoming technology revolutions.

      Her department has spent the past few years making it harder for China to buy or manufacture the advanced semiconductors needed to fuel the upcoming technology revolutions.

    • needed to fuel the upcoming technology revolutions.

      needed to fuel the upcoming technology revolutions.

    B1

    What Happened To Etsy?

    12:05What Happened To Etsy?
    • But over time, you needed to kind of change that.

      But over time, you needed to kind of change that.

    • needed to kind of change that.

      needed to kind of change that.

    B1

    How Singapore Got So Crazy Rich

    07:01How Singapore Got So Crazy Rich
    • he realized to retain the flow of businesses and wealth, it needed to be an even more attractive place to live in.

      he realized to retain the flow of businesses and wealth, it needed to be an even more attractive place to live in.

    • it needed to be an even more attractive place to live in.

      it needed to be an even more attractive place to live in.

    B1

    Presentation Phrases & Public Speaking Advice | Business English Course Lesson 8

    10:01Presentation Phrases & Public Speaking Advice | Business English Course Lesson 8
    • The best speakers make the audience think that the pause has been included for their advantage, when in reality, they just needed to take a second to consider what they're going to say next.

      The best speakers make the audience think that the pause has been included for their advantage, when in reality, they just needed to take a second to consider what they're going to say next.

    • when in reality they just needed to take a second

      when in reality they just needed to take a second

    A2

    Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33

    14:03Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
    • So this increased productivity also meant that fewer people needed to work in agriculture in order to feed the population.

      So this increased productivity also meant that fewer people needed to work in agriculture in order to feed the population.

    • So this increased productivity also meant that fewer people needed to

      So this increased productivity also meant that fewer people needed to

    B1

    Priority Seats and Invisible Disabilities | Fashioneyesta

    09:25Priority Seats and Invisible Disabilities | Fashioneyesta
    • Not because of any medical or physical reasons as to why they needed to sit there.

      Not because of any medical or physical reasons as to why they needed to sit there.

    • Oh no! They just wanted to sit there because they didn't want to have to move their luggage and they needed to put their luggage where the priority seats were.

      Oh no! They just wanted to sit there because they didn't want to have to move their luggage and they needed to put their luggage where the priority seats were.

    A2

    How I Tricked My Brain Into Stopping Cravings

    08:25How I Tricked My Brain Into Stopping Cravings
    • So the many times between meals when I was quote unquote hungry, what I needed to do was drink water instead of snacking.

      So the many times between meals when I was quote unquote hungry, what I needed to do was drink water instead of snacking.

    • I realized that while I had reduced indulging in after-dinner snacking, it now needed to be reduced even more if I wanted to continue losing weight.

      I realized that while I had reduced indulging in after-dinner snacking, it now needed to be reduced even more if I wanted to continue losing weight.

    B2

    Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You

    08:02Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You
    • To my disappointment, I found out that Twitter recently disabled the API's endpoint I needed to do this.

      To my disappointment, I found out that Twitter recently disabled the API's endpoint I needed to do this.

    • recently disabled the API's  endpoint I needed to do this.

      recently disabled the API's  endpoint I needed to do this.

    B1