1
common thread
1
criticality
1
crutch(noun, support, prop, pillar, backbone)
1
focus(noun, activity, point, interest, centre)
1
forelock
1
foundation(noun, keystone, kingpin, fulcrum)
1
good right arm(noun, expression, support, prop, pillar)
1
headstone
1
key player(noun, expression, idiom, boss, leader)
1
keynote(noun, theme)
1
maintainer(noun, support, prop, pillar, backbone)
1
moxie
1
number one(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, boss)
1
pin
1
rachis
1
sand
1
sinew(noun, support, prop, pillar, backbone)
1
standby(noun, support, prop, pillar, backbone)
1
strength(noun, support, prop, pillar, backbone)
1
sustainer(noun, support, prop, pillar, backbone)
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