111 entries under expression topic. ×
| chief ingredient(noun, support, action, base) | |
| duck soup(simple, straightforward, basic, fundamental) | |
| fire and ice(noun, idiom, basic, fundamental) | |
| hard fact(noun, support, action, base) | |
| in the grain(idiom, intrinsicality) | |
| life or death(important, need, serious, critical) | |
| main part(idiom, whole, greatness) | |
| major part(idiom, whole, greatness) | |
| mattering much(big, significant, substantial, valuable) | |
| name of game(noun, adjective, idiom, significant) | |
| no alternative(need, requirement, prerequisite, inevitability) | |
| no choice(need, requirement, prerequisite, inevitability) | |
| of a piece | |
| of moment(big, significant, substantial, valuable) | |
| of note(big, significant, substantial, valuable) | |
| of substance(big, significant, substantial, valuable) | |
| of vital importance | |
| principal element(noun, support, action, base) | |
| pure and simple | |
| solid gold(big, important, significant, substantial) |
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