21
sustenance(noun, support, food, work, development)
16
maintenance(noun, support, food, work, keep)
15
support(noun, food, work, care, money)
14
livelihood(noun, support, food, work, keep)
12
keep(noun, support, food, work, care)
11
living(noun, support, person, work, body)
11
existence(noun, company, person, body, thing)
10
upkeep(noun, support, keep, care, money)
9
survival(noun, person, body, being, life)
9
nourishment(noun, support, food, development, care)
8
bread(noun, support, food, keep, care)
8
entity(noun, nature, person, body, thing)
7
being(noun, company, person, body, thing)
7
nurture(noun, support, food, keep, development)
6
alimony(noun, support, keep, care, money)
6
bread and butter(noun, expression, idiom, support, food)
6
cosmos
6
nutriment(noun, support, food, development, care)
6
victuals(noun, food, development, care, nutrition)
5
aliment(noun, food, keep, care, drink)
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