169 entries under foundation topic. ×
| center(noun, action, body, cause, start) | |
| essential(noun, action, base, beginning, heart) | |
| foothold(noun, balance, stability) | |
| home(cause, center, seat, headquarters) | |
| linchpin(noun, idea, standard, essence) | |
| marrow(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| nitty-gritty(noun, law, quality, character, strength) | |
| pedestal(noun, support, rest, base) | |
| pith(noun, organization, area, quality, body) | |
| resting place(noun, expression, idiom, support, base) | |
| rise(noun, cause, top, opening, source) | |
| rock bottom(expression, law, cause, basic) | |
| rule(noun, concept, law, regulation, philosophy) | |
| spring(noun, cause, start, top, reason) | |
| starting place(expression, cause, source, origin) | |
| ABCs(law, substance, base, effect) | |
| agent(noun, cause, influence, reason, matter) | |
| amount(noun, area, body, strength, effect) | |
| author(noun, cause, influence, reason, matter) | |
| brass tacks(noun, expression, law, substance, experience) |
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