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54 entries under critical topic. ×
| determining(big, important, significant, substantial, serious) | |
| heavy(big, important, significant, substantial, valuable) | |
| key(important, significant, essential, basic) | |
| meaningful(big, important, substantial, serious, valuable) | |
| meat-and-potatoes(important, essential, basic, fundamental) | |
| name(important, essential, fundamental, decisive) | |
| name-of-the-game(important, essential, basic, fundamental) | |
| nitty-gritty(important, essential, basic, fundamental) | |
| serious(adjective, big, important, significant, substantial) | |
| underlined(important, essential, basic, fundamental) | |
| wanted(adjective, important, significant, serious, capital) | |
| coal and ice(expression, idiom, important, essential) | |
| meat and potatoes(expression, idiom, decisive) | |
| name of the game(expression, idiom, important, essential) |
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