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| nub(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| nut(noun, beginning, stone, essence) | |
| occasion(cause, origin, derivation) | |
| outset(cause, derivation) | |
| parent(cause, influence, connection, derivation) | |
| parentage(cause, influence, connection, derivation) | |
| pith(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| principle(noun, nature, quality, cause, character) | |
| progenitor(cause, influence, connection, derivation) | |
| provenance(cause, influence, origin, derivation) | |
| provenience(noun, cause, influence, origin) | |
| quintessence(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| radicle(cause, origin) | |
| rise(cause, beginning, derivation) | |
| rock bottom(expression, cause, origin) | |
| roots(cause, influence, connection, derivation) | |
| soul(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| stock(cause, influence, connection, derivation) | |
| stuff(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| substance(noun, quality, cause, start, character) |
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