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requirement(noun, order, fix, understanding, pass)
22
demand(noun, force, desire, burden, call)
14
compulsion(noun, force, understanding, drive, right)
14
exigency(noun, trouble, change, force, pass)
13
urgency(noun, trouble, change, force, fix)
12
obligation(noun, force, cause, right, reason)
11
constraint(noun, force, fix, understanding, pass)
4
distress(noun, fix, pass, difficulty, burden)
4
duress(noun, force, fix, pass, distress)
4
pressure(noun, trouble, change, force, fix)
2
burden(noun, trouble, force, understanding, right)
2
coercion(noun, trouble, force, strain, burden)
2
drag(noun, trouble, force, strain, difficulty)
2
hardship(noun, fix, pass, difficulty, distress)
1
affliction(noun, trouble, force, strain, difficulty)
1
crunch(noun, trouble, change, force, pass)
1
difficulty(noun, pass, distress, burden, failure)
1
force(noun, trouble, strain, difficulty, burden)
1
misfortune(noun, trouble, force, strain, difficulty)
1
tension(noun, trouble, force, strain, difficulty)
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