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timber(noun, hold, block, back, base)
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toeholds(support, climb, ascent, mounting)
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traction
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underpinning(noun, hold, block, back, base)
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aperture
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basement(noun, balance, foundation, basis, warrant)
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beachheads
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bedplate
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bedrock(noun, balance, foundation, basis, stability)
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beginning
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blowhole
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bracket(noun, foundation, brace, prop, scaffold)
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break
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caste
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cavity
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chance
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channel
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chink
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cleft
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combat zone(expression, idiom)
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