5
prerequisite(noun, condition, want, need, essential)
5
sine qua non(noun, expression, idiom, condition, need)
4
affair(noun, activity, business, action, work)
4
arrears(noun, damage, condition, pay, balance)
4
cause(noun, reason, need, responsibility, essential)
4
coercion(noun, trouble, force, drive, power)
4
due(noun, damage, burden, pay, balance)
4
force(noun, trouble, power, strength, energy)
4
inevitability(noun, need, essential, requirement, prerequisite)
4
inexorability(noun, requirement)
4
loyalty(noun, burden, responsibility, liability, onus)
4
mission(noun, business, action, work, charge)
4
occupation(noun, business, place, work, charge)
4
ought(noun, verb, work, charge, right)
4
restraint(noun, charge, concern, burden, authority)
4
right(noun, cause, concern, reason, care)
4
role(noun, action, place, work, charge)
4
stint(noun, activity, performance, action, work)
4
strain(noun, trouble, force, power, strength)
4
thankfulness(noun, appreciation, recognition, thanks, gratitude)
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