4
important(adjective, essential, vital, fundamental, reliable)
4
must
4
necessitous(adjective, poor, important, capital, essential)
4
necessity
4
need
3
basic(adjective, significant, original, essential, vital)
3
called for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, essential, requirement)
3
capital(noun, adjective, money, essential)
3
chief(adjective, important, significant, capital, essential)
3
compelling(adjective, significant, essential, basic, vital)
3
compulsory(adjective, set, significant, essential, basic)
3
exigent(adjective, significant, essential, basic, vital)
3
needy(adjective, poor, distressed, destitute, impoverished)
3
of the essence(expression, adjective, idiom, essential, necessary)
3
pelf
3
poverty-stricken(adjective, poor, destitute, broke)
3
principal(adjective, important, significant, original, capital)
3
underlying(adjective, fundamental, latent)
2
all-important(adjective, significant, essential, basic, vital)
2
cash(noun, money)
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