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emphasis(noun, activity, act, interest, concentrating)
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gist(noun, center, place, substance, quick)
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marrow(noun, place, strength, effect, subject)
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nexus(noun, base, connection, link, tie)
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nub(noun, body, strength, substance, effect)
10
pith(noun, place, body, strength, point)
10
stress(noun, base, capital, core, central)
9
centering(noun, base, attention, capital, vision)
9
bring to bear(verb, expression, idiom, direct, settle)
9
issue(noun, activity, act, interest, concentrating)
9
kernel(noun, place, body, strength, substance)
9
navel(noun, base, capital, core, center)
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nidus(noun, base, capital, core, central)
9
object(noun, point, issue, question, matter)
9
theme(noun, subject, activity, act, interest)
9
zero in on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, mean)
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focalise(verb, attention, stress, concentration)
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aim attention at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, direct, concentrate)
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axis(noun, base, capital, core, center)
8
concern(noun, activity, act, interest, attention)
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