151 entries under basis topic. ×

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occasion(noun, cause, start, reason, base)
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authority(noun, cause, strength, substance, base)
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dawn(noun, cause, start, beginning, opening)
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excuse(noun, cause, reason, base, call)
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installation(noun, balance, stability, formation)
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opening(noun, adjective, cause, start, beginning)
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prop(noun, support, hold, block, back)
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rationale(noun, concept, understanding, philosophy, cause)
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stay(noun, hold, block, back, substance)
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basics(noun, substance, practice, discipline, structure)
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element(noun, law, cause, reason, matter)
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grounding(noun, practice, discipline, education)
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guts(noun, law, substance, informal, basic)
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hypothesis(noun, concept, understanding, philosophy, plan)
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inception(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
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nub(noun, body, cause, start, substance)
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nucleus(noun, body, cause, start, substance)
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preliminaries(noun, practice, base, discipline, education)
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starting point(noun, expression, idiom, cause, start)
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author(noun, cause, reason, element, matter)
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