13
leading(adjective, feature, state, characteristic, importance)
13
must(noun, adjective, right, want, need)
13
needed(adjective, set, important, significant, capital)
13
real(adjective, material, natural, basic, genuine)
12
ingrained(adjective, characteristic, natural, individual, basic)
12
radical(adjective, importance, important, significant, original)
12
sine qua non(noun, expression, idiom, condition, importance)
11
element(noun, form, drop, part, fix)
11
focal(adjective, important, significant, main, private)
11
grave(adjective, severe, importance, big, important)
11
mandatory(adjective, set, significant, basic, vital)
11
meaningful(adjective, importance, big, important, significant)
11
needful(adjective, set, important, significant, original)
11
obligatory(adjective, important, significant, critical, basic)
11
responsible(adjective, importance, valuable, duty, reliable)
11
serious(adjective, severe, importance, big, important)
11
weighty(adjective, importance, big, important, significant)
10
consequential(adjective, importance, big, important, significant)
10
first(adjective, important, significant, original, prominent)
10
gut(adjective, individual, intimate, secret, private)
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