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crux(noun, organization, area, cause, start)
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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)
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mainspring(cause, quick, origin, stem)
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motive(cause, reason, basis, justification)
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occasion(cause, reason, basis, justification)
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pith(noun, organization, area, cause, start)
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reason(cause, substance, basis, justification)
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stuff(cause, origin, substantiality)
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substance(noun, organization, area, cause, start)
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authority(substance, foundation, basis, grounds)
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beginnings(cause, quick, origin, stem)
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derivation(cause, origin)
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essentiality(cause, origin)
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evidence(reason, foundation, basis, justification)
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fountain(cause, origin)
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fountainhead(cause, quick, origin, stem)
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germ(cause, origin)
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marrow(cause, origin)
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