57 entries under essential topic. ×

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basic(adjective, important, significant, critical)
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compelling(adjective, important, significant, serious)
3
fundamental(adjective, important, significant, capital)
2
cardinal(adjective, important, significant, capital)
2
chief(adjective, important, significant, serious, capital)
2
coal-and-ice(important, critical, basic, fundamental)
2
constitutive(important, capital, critical, basic)
2
decisive(adjective, important, significant, critical)
2
exigent(adjective, important, significant, serious)
2
integral(important, critical, basic, fundamental)
2
of the essence(expression, adjective, idiom, necessary)
2
principal(adjective, important, significant, serious, capital)
2
unavoidable(adjective, certain, significant, sure)
1
bottom-line(adjective, important, significant, critical)
1
elementary(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
1
expedient(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
1
heavy(important, critical, basic, key)
1
incumbent on(expression, adjective, significant, basic)
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key(important, critical, basic, fundamental)
1
life-or-death(adjective, important, critical, basic)
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