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| essential(noun, adjective, form, fix, pass) | |
| requisite(noun, adjective, important, significant) | |
| prerequisite(noun, adjective, form, fix, pass) | |
| must(noun, adjective, essential, obligation) | |
| fundamental(noun, adjective, law, regulation, concern) | |
| necessity(noun, essential, obligation, requirement) | |
| obligation(noun, order, charge, rule, command) | |
| proviso(noun, adjective, form, fix, pass) | |
| requirement(noun, form, order, charge, fix) | |
| demand(noun, verb, order, charge, concern) | |
| stipulation(noun, form, fix, pass, position) | |
| compulsion(noun, concern, demand, essential) | |
| essence(essential, requirement, prerequisite, essentiality) | |
| essentiality(essential, requirement, prerequisite) | |
| exigency(concern, demand, essential, requirement) | |
| inevitability(noun, essential, requirement, prerequisite) | |
| life or death(expression, important, serious, essential) | |
| no alternative(expression, essential, requirement, prerequisite) | |
| no choice(expression, essential, requirement, prerequisite) | |
| urgency(concern, demand, essential, requirement) |
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