Certain and Mandatory

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Certain adjective - Known but not named.

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Mandatory and certain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mandatory" instead an adjective "Certain".

Nearby Words: certainty, certainly

Mandatory adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.

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Certain and mandatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Certain" instead an adjective "Mandatory".

Nearby Words: mandate, mandated, mandatary, mandating

In the second, Mega Man's weird little transformation blip animation would allow certain small projectile attacks to pass right through him; again, almost mandatory for a certain late-game boss.

Source: Menu Time Lockout
While the Force Commander is still mandatory, certain squads will gain corruption if forced to stay behind for certain missions (though you are notified of this before you launch).

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Similarly, Sheena can call upon the Summon Spirits to aid her, and occasionally does so outside of battle to get certain Plot Coupons, but she'll never do so to help you get past those mandatory box puzzles, even when time is of the essence, or even save lives in certain cutscenes.

Source: Video Game / Tales of Symphonia

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