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indispensability(noun, need, essential, requirement, prerequisite)
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indispensable
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inexorability(noun, obligation, requirement)
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postulate(condition, essential, requirement, qualification, prerequisite)
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proviso(noun, concern, condition, essential, requirement)
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vital part(noun, expression, condition, need, essential)
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destiny
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distress(noun, fix, pass, difficulty, burden)
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duress(noun, force, fix, pass, distress)
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emergency(noun, trouble, change, fix, pass)
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assurance
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beggary(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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claim(noun, order, interest, use, call)
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essentiality(noun, essential, requirement, quintessence, prerequisite)
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exigence(noun, condition, demand, need, necessary)
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impoverishment(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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intention(noun, predetermination)
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law
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pressure(noun, trouble, change, force, fix)
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restraint(noun, force, understanding, right, responsibility)
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