240 entries under noun topic. ×
| nub(adjective, original, heart, basic) | |
| nucleus(support, action, base, importance) | |
| provision(food, concern, condition, demand) | |
| qualification(concern, condition, demand, need) | |
| right(adjective, solid, physical, material) | |
| basis(action, base, beginning, heart) | |
| bedrock(support, action, base, beginning) | |
| brass tacks(basic, necessity) | |
| center(adjective, support, action, base) | |
| compulsion(right, concern, demand, want) | |
| crux(support, action, base, beginning) | |
| duty(right, want, obligation, requirement) | |
| meat and potatoes(expression, adjective, idiom, simple) | |
| name of the game(expression, adjective, important, critical) | |
| necessities | |
| nuts and bolts(expression, idiom, basic, necessity) | |
| occasion(form, fix, pass, position) | |
| point(nature, feature, quality, style) | |
| postulate(support, action, condition, base) | |
| state(position, condition, shape, situation) |
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