78 entries under basic topic. ×
| grass-roots(important, significant, original, vital) | |
| highest(adjective, superior, outstanding, serious, prominent) | |
| imperative(important, significant, essential, critical) | |
| inherent(adjective, essential, absolute, fundamental) | |
| life-or-death(important, essential, critical, fundamental) | |
| meat-and-potatoes(important, significant, original, essential, critical) | |
| name-of-the-game(important, essential, critical, fundamental) | |
| needed(important, essential, critical, fundamental) | |
| nitty-gritty(adjective, important, essential, critical) | |
| preeminent(outstanding, original, serious, prominent) | |
| prerequisite(important, essential, critical, fundamental) | |
| radical(important, significant, original, essential) | |
| required(important, essential, critical, fundamental) | |
| structural(important, significant, original, vital) | |
| substratal(adjective, important, significant, original, essential) | |
| substrative(important, significant, original, vital) | |
| supporting(important, significant, original, vital) | |
| sustaining(important, significant, original, vital) | |
| theoretical(important, significant, original, vital) | |
| underived(important, significant, original, vital) |
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