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seat(noun, support, cause, start, reason)
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antecedent(noun, action, cause, reason, object)
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crux(noun, organization, action, area, quality)
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element(noun, feature, law, drop, part)
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infrastructure(noun, organization, support, action, cause)
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occasion(noun, cause, start, reason, object)
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substance(noun, organization, area, quality, cause)
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consideration(noun, study, cause, reason, object)
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determinant(noun, cause, reason, object, base)
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explanation(noun, action, cause, reason, base)
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germ(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
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nucleus(noun, action, quality, body, cause)
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starting point(noun, expression, idiom, cause, start)
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beginning(noun, action, cause, start, top)
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mainspring(noun, cause, start, reason, idea)
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matter(noun, organization, law, drop, area)
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seed(noun, cause, start, influence, base)
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derivation(noun, cause, source, foundation, root)
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nub(noun, quality, body, cause, start)
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causation(noun, cause, reason, matter, beginning)
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