6
indication(noun, appearance, sign, display, meaning)
6
note(noun, verb, expression, state, sign)
6
pretext(noun, cause, reason, trick, claim)
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rendition(noun, expression, idiom, style, understanding)
6
report(noun, return, sign, reason, speech)
5
decoding(noun, understanding, interpretation, adaptation, conversion)
5
footnote(noun, document, reference, gloss, commentary)
5
grounds(noun, action, cause, reason, trick)
5
illumination(noun, understanding, information, knowledge, explain)
5
reasoning(noun, reason, defense, basis, motivation)
5
resolution(noun, return, sign, report, reason)
5
simplification(noun, adaptation, illumination, conversion, version)
5
upshot(noun, force, understanding, effect, sense)
4
basis(noun, action, cause, reason, base)
4
chronicle(noun, report, detail, account, picture)
4
declaration(noun, expression, idiom, style, position)
4
display(noun, appearance, reason, description, presentation)
4
enlightenment(noun, information, knowledge, account, description)
4
example(noun, information, reason, account, model)
4
light(noun, understanding, information, point, aspect)
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