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root cause(expression, reason, importance, significance)
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root motive(expression, reason, importance, significance)
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root source(expression, reason, importance, significance)
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shaping factor(expression, reason, importance, significance)
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top priority(expression, reason, importance, significance)
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ultimate cause(expression, reason, importance, significance)
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underlying cause(expression, reason, importance, significance)
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upstream cause(expression, reason, importance, significance)
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body(heart, root)
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bottom(heart, root)
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climax(noun, head, watershed, knife-edge)
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core(heart, root)
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crisis(noun, head, watershed, knife-edge)
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critical juncture(noun, expression, watershed, knife-edge)
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critical mass(noun, expression, watershed, knife-edge)
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critical point
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critical stage(noun, expression, head, watershed, knife-edge)
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crunch(noun, watershed, knife-edge)
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defining moment(noun, expression, watershed, knife-edge)
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essence(heart, root)
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