3
critical
3
necessary(adjective, material, natural, basic, living)
3
original(adjective, material, natural, basic, living)
2
active
2
basal(adjective, material, natural, basic, living)
2
chief
2
creaturely
2
crucial
2
dynamic
2
elemental(adjective, material, natural, basic, living)
2
indispensable
2
inherent(adjective, material, natural, basic, living)
2
innate(adjective, material, natural, basic, living)
2
live(adjective, material, natural, basic, living)
2
primary(adjective, material, natural, basic, living)
2
prime(adjective, material, natural, basic, living)
2
primitive(adjective, material, natural, basic, living)
2
principal(adjective, material, natural, basic, living)
2
structural(adjective, material, natural, basic, living)
1
breathing
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