9
provision(noun, condition, arrangement, essential, obligation)
8
needed(adjective, important, significant, essential, critical)
7
needful(adjective, set, important, significant, capital)
7
vital(adjective, set, right, important, significant)
5
called for(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, essential)
5
clause(noun, condition, requirement, qualification, provision)
5
desideratum(noun, want, need, essential, certainty)
5
wanted(adjective, important, significant, capital, essential)
4
basic(noun, adjective, important, want, significant)
4
expedient(adjective, significant, essential, basic, vital)
4
fundamental(noun, adjective, important, need, significant)
4
important(adjective, essential, critical, vital, fundamental)
4
necessitous(adjective, important, capital, essential, vital)
4
specification(noun, condition, arrangement, obligation, requirement)
4
want(noun, need, essential, certainty, basic)
3
arrangement(noun, condition, essential, requirement, qualification)
3
catch
3
compulsory(adjective, set, significant, essential, basic)
3
constraint(noun, obligation, requirement)
3
escape clause(expression, idiom, qualification)
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