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| fountainhead(cause, source, basis, birth) | |
| germ(noun, cause, start, base, beginning) | |
| inducement(noun, cause, reason, base, call) | |
| ingress(cause, start, beginning, source) | |
| leaven(noun, cause, reason, element, matter) | |
| mainspring(noun, cause, start, reason, base) | |
| matter(noun, organization, reason, element, arrangement) | |
| motivation(noun, cause, reason, element, matter) | |
| motive(noun, cause, start, reason, base) | |
| opener(cause, beginning, source, birth) | |
| originator(noun, cause, reason, element, matter) | |
| pith(body, cause, heart, source, center) | |
| prime mover(noun, expression, idiom, cause, reason) | |
| producer(noun, cause, reason, element, matter) | |
| production(noun, development, creation, assembly, establishment) | |
| provenance(noun, cause, start, beginning, source) | |
| provenience(noun, cause, start, beginning, source) | |
| quick(body, cause, heart, source, center) | |
| seed(noun, cause, start, base, beginning) | |
| well(cause, start, beginning, source, root) |
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