Collocations for vital - adj.

be, prove, seem
become
remain
consider sth, regard sth as (esp. BrE), see sth as

particularly, really, very
absolutely
strategically
the strategically vital industrial zone

for
Team spirit is vital for success.

to
These nutrients are absolutely vital to good health.

Vital is used with these nouns:
aspect, clue, component, distinction, element, equipment, evidence, factor, function, fund, goal, importance, information, ingredient, interest, issue, lifeline, link, meeting, message, mineral, necessity, operation, organ, part, prerequisite, repair, resource, role, save, service, sign, spark, statistics, step, supply, task, test, thing, tool, victory, witness