16
must(noun, verb, work, charge, understanding)
12
naught(noun, adjective, nothingness, zero, nonentity)
12
need(noun, verb, work, charge, understanding)
11
nought(noun, adjective, nothingness, zero, nonentity)
11
should(verb, consider, leave, allow, have)
6
duty(noun, understanding, right, concern, use)
5
obligation(noun, work, charge, right, concern)
5
onus(noun, work, charge, understanding, right)
5
zero(noun, adjective, nothingness, nonentity, nothing)
4
charge(noun, work, understanding, right, use)
3
nothing
3
aught
3
burden(noun, work, charge, understanding, right)
3
business(noun, work, charge, understanding, right)
3
commitment(noun, work, charge, understanding, right)
3
have(verb, bear, endure, want, need)
3
have to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, have, bear)
3
would(bear, must)
2
allegiance(noun, burden, responsibility, liability, obligation)
2
be obliged to(verb, expression, idiom, want, need)
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