54 entries under key topic. ×

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crucial(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
7
head(adjective, lead, beginning, master, prime)
7
indispensable(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
7
overriding(adjective, important, significant, serious, prime)
7
pivotal(adjective, important, significant, serious, basic)
7
premier(adjective, lead, important, head, beginning)
6
highest(adjective, heavy, important, outstanding, prominent)
6
overruling(adjective, importance, important, serious, essential)
6
preeminent(adjective, important, outstanding, essential, prominent)
5
elementary(adjective, important, head, significant, beginning)
4
basal(adjective, lead, important, head, significant)
4
ruling(adjective, important, significant, original, serious)
3
constitutive(adjective, important, essential, critical, basic)
3
critical(adjective, important, original, essential, basic)
3
elemental(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
3
outstanding(adjective, important, significant, essential, prominent)
3
prevailing(adjective, outstanding, prominent, prime)
3
special(adjective, chief, foremost)
2
controlling(adjective, outstanding, essential, prominent, prime)
2
focal(important, significant, main, chief)
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