56 entries under essential topic. ×

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prerequisite(adjective, important, significant, critical)
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binding(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
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bottom-line(adjective, important, significant, critical)
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cardinal(adjective, important, significant, capital)
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chief(adjective, important, significant, capital)
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coal-and-ice(important, critical, basic, fundamental)
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constitutive(important, capital, critical, basic)
1
de rigueur(expression, adjective, idiom, significant)
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decisive(adjective, important, significant, critical)
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exigent(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
1
expedient(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
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heavy(important, critical, basic, fundamental)
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incumbent on(expression, adjective, significant, basic)
1
key(important, critical, basic, fundamental)
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life-or-death(adjective, important, critical, basic)
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meaningful(important, critical, fundamental, decisive)
1
meat-and-potatoes(important, critical, basic, fundamental)
1
momentous(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
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name(important, critical, basic, fundamental)
1
name-of-the-game(important, critical, basic, fundamental)
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