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| need(noun, verb, order, help, force) | |
| requirement(noun, order, fix, understanding, pass) | |
| demand(noun, force, desire, burden, call) | |
| requisite(noun, condition, want, need) | |
| want(noun, verb, order, fix, pass) | |
| must(noun, force, understanding, right, condition) | |
| prerequisite(noun, condition, want, need) | |
| necessary(noun, want, need, basic) | |
| compulsion(noun, force, understanding, drive, right) | |
| exigency(noun, trouble, change, force, pass) | |
| urgency(noun, trouble, change, force, fix) | |
| pinch(noun, trouble, change, fix, pass) | |
| inevitability(noun, need, fate, requirement) | |
| obligation(noun, force, cause, right, reason) | |
| sine qua non(noun, expression, idiom, condition, need) | |
| condition(noun, concern, need, essence) | |
| imperative(noun, adjective, need, obligation) | |
| privation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure) | |
| call(noun, verb, order, help, understanding) | |
| desideratum(noun, concern, want, need) |
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