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spirit(noun, quality, character, significance, emotion)
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Southern Cross
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bottom line(noun, expression, part, spirit, idea)
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center(noun, support, action, body, cause)
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closed book(noun, expression, trouble, challenge, question)
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cornerstone
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cross(difficulty, burden, suffering)
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decisive point(noun, expression, part, heart, root)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, burden, challenge, question)
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emergency(noun, trouble, change, pass, difficulty)
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exigency(noun, trouble, change, pass, difficulty)
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fundamental(noun, support, action, cause, start)
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hinge(noun, support, cause, join, point)
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joint(noun, join, point, link, junction)
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keystone(noun, support, action, idea, base)
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nodus
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pass(noun, trouble, change, point, twist)
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pinch(noun, trouble, change, pass, twist)
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pons asinorum(expression, idiom, difficulty)
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question(noun, difficulty, challenge, idea, matter)
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