2
influential(significant, vital, key, commanding, imposing)
2
integral(important, essential, critical, basic, fundamental)
2
irrevocable(necessary, required, obligatory, conclusive)
2
life-and-death(adjective, important)
2
life-or-death(adjective, important, essential, critical, basic)
2
life or death(expression, important, need, serious, essential)
2
lordly
2
maxim(noun, law, regulation, decree, instruction)
2
moral(noun, law, regulation, decree, instruction)
2
no alternative(expression, need, essential, requirement, prerequisite)
2
no choice(expression, need, essential, requirement, prerequisite)
2
norm
2
ordering(adjective, authoritative)
2
ought(obligation, necessity)
2
paramount(adjective, big, important, significant, substantial)
2
predicament(noun, position, condition, shape, situation)
2
prescript(noun, order, charge, rule, demand)
2
principal(adjective, big, important, significant, substantial)
2
pronouncement
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significant(adjective, big, important, determined, substantial)
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