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drive(noun, cause, reason, object, purpose)
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earth(noun, base)
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elixir
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end(noun, cause, reason, object, matter)
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essential(noun, action, base, beginning, heart)
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exposition(noun, cause, motivation, justification, grounds)
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fact(noun, measure, test, truth, standard)
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foothold(noun, balance, foundation, stability)
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force(noun, cause, substance, idea, essence)
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framework
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fulcrum(noun, support, base, answer, means)
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goal(noun, cause, justification, grounds, rationale)
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hardpan
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home(cause, foundation, center, seat, headquarters)
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idea(noun, concept, philosophy, cause, reason)
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inference(noun, suggestion, theory, supposition, topic)
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initiation(cause, top, opening, source, creation)
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intention(noun, cause, reason, object, purpose)
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introduction(cause, top, opening, source, creation)
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lemma(suggestion, theory, guesstimate, supposition, premise)
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