66 entries under serious topic. ×

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instant(adjective, important, essential, critical)
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major-league(adjective, great, extraordinary, important, outstanding)
2
outstanding(great, important, lively, significant)
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capital(adjective, important, essential, critical)
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clamant(adjective, important, essential, critical)
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demanding(tough, severe, important, painful)
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earth-shaking(adjective, important, significant, critical)
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earth-shattering(important, significant, critical, historic)
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exacting(tough, severe, important, painful)
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grievous(adjective, great, tough, severe, heavy)
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hazardous(adjective, heavy, significant, vital)
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importunate(adjective, big, important, significant, substantial)
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integral(important, significant, essential, critical)
1
leading(adjective, important, capital, essential)
1
life and death(expression, idiom, great, heavy, important)
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perilous(adjective, heavy, significant, vital)
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urgently important(expression, adjective, significant, vital)
1
wanted(adjective, important, significant, capital)
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afflictive(adjective, severe, heavy, acute)
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overshadowing(great, important)
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