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requisite(noun, adjective, right, condition, want)
17
need(noun, verb, work, charge, understanding)
17
prerequisite(noun, adjective, condition, want, need)
17
requirement(noun, understanding, right, condition, want)
16
obligation(noun, work, charge, right, concern)
15
necessity(noun, force, understanding, right, condition)
14
essential(noun, adjective, right, want, need)
11
condition(noun, need, essential, essence, basic)
11
imperative(noun, adjective, need, essential, obligation)
11
ought(noun, verb, work, charge, understanding)
9
necessary(noun, adjective, want, need, essential)
9
demand(noun, right, want, need, essential)
9
duty(noun, understanding, right, concern, care)
8
should(verb, consider, leave, allow, bear)
7
have(verb, bear, endure, want, need)
7
have to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, bear)
7
precondition(noun, condition, need, essential, certainty)
7
sine qua non(noun, expression, idiom, condition, need)
6
charge(noun, work, understanding, right, care)
6
indispensable(adjective, required)
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