| meat and potatoes(noun, expression, idiom, substance, heart) |
| name of the game(noun, expression, idiom, substance, heart) |
| nitty-gritty(noun, facts, details, essentials, basics) |
| nitty gritty(expression, fundamental, shorts, undercarriage, baggage) |
| nuts and bolts(noun, expression, idiom, substance, heart) |
| quintessence(noun, substance, heart, soul, focus) |
| realities |
| reality(noun, substance, heart, soul, focus) |
| root(noun, substance, heart, soul, details) |
| scoop |
| soul(noun, substance, heart, focus, details) |
| substance(noun, heart, soul, focus, details) |
| truth of the matter |
| whole story |
| brass tacks(noun, expression, substance, heart, soul) |
| chief part(noun, expression, substance, heart, soul) |
| chief thing(noun, expression, substance, heart, soul) |
| ABCs(fundamental, shorts, undercarriage) |
| baggage |
| bare-bones(noun, basic, fundamental, shorts, undercarriage) |