50 entries under essential topic. ×

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chief(adjective, important, significant, capital)
3
compelling(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
3
compulsory(adjective, set, significant, basic)
3
exigent(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
3
of the essence(expression, adjective, idiom, necessary)
3
principal(adjective, important, significant, original, capital)
2
all-important(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
2
main
2
unavoidable(adjective, set, significant, basic)
1
binding(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
1
bottom-line(adjective, significant, original, basic)
1
constitutive
1
de rigueur(expression, adjective, significant, basic)
1
elementary(adjective, significant, original, basic)
1
expedient(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
1
foremost
1
incumbent on(expression, adjective, significant, basic)
1
leading
1
momentous(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
1
name of game(expression, adjective, idiom, significant)
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