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essence(noun, organization, area, cause, start)
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heart(noun, cause, start, substance, base)
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inception(noun, cause, beginning, opening, source)
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mainspring(cause, quick, source, stem)
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motive(cause, reason, source, basis, justification)
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occasion(cause, reason, source, basis, justification)
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pith(noun, organization, area, cause, start)
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reason(cause, substance, source, basis, justification)
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starting point(expression, cause, quick, center)
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stuff(cause, source, substantiality)
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substance(noun, organization, area, cause, start)
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beginnings(cause, quick, source, stem)
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derivation(cause, source)
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essentiality(cause, source)
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fountain(cause, source)
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fountainhead(cause, quick, source, stem)
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germ(cause, source)
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marrow(cause, source)
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nub(cause, substance, source, basis)
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nucleus(cause, source)
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