| meat and potatoes(noun, expression, idiom, substance, heart) |
| name of the game(noun, expression, idiom, substance, heart) |
| nitty-gritty(noun, facts, details, essentials, fundamentals) |
| nuts and bolts(noun, expression, idiom, substance, heart) |
| quintessence(noun, substance, heart, soul, focus) |
| reality(noun, substance, heart, soul, focus) |
| root(noun, substance, heart, soul, details) |
| soul(noun, substance, heart, focus, details) |
| substance(noun, heart, soul, focus, details) |
| alarm(noun, worry, anxiety, fear) |
| anxiety(noun, worry, fear) |
| apprehension(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, matter) |
| attention(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, matter) |
| bearing(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, matter) |
| big deal |
| care(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, matter) |
| carefulness(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, matter) |
| concernment(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, matter) |
| consideration(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, matter) |
| crux of the matter(expression, idiom, details, essentials, fundamentals) |