47 entries under essential topic. ×

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crucial(adjective, important, significant, critical)
3
inescapable(adjective, important, vital, obvious)
3
needed(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
2
compulsatory(adjective, compulsion, commanding, required)
2
decisive(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
2
important(adjective, vital, necessary)
2
necessitous(necessary, required, needed)
1
all-important(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
1
chief(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
1
expedient(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
1
incumbent on(expression, adjective, significant, basic)
1
name of game(expression, adjective, idiom, significant)
1
of the essence(expression, adjective, idiom, important)
1
quintessential(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
1
specified(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
1
wanted(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
0
basic(adjective, significant, vital, fundamental)
0
bottom-line(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
0
called for(expression, right, necessary, compulsory)
0
cardinal(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
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