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leaven(noun, cause, reason, element, matter)
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matter(noun, reason, element, source, agent)
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well(noun, cause, source, spring)
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agency(noun, reason, element, matter, source)
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aim(noun, cause, reason, object, element)
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antecedent(noun, cause, influence, reason, object)
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base(noun, cause, source, foundation, ground)
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beginning(noun, cause, start, reason, base)
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beginnings(noun, cause, quick, source)
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causation(noun, cause, reason, base, element)
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center(noun, cause, idea, standard, essence)
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creator(noun, cause, reason, base, element)
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crux(noun, cause, idea, standard, source)
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derivation(noun, cause, connection, source)
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doer(noun, reason, element, matter, source)
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end(noun, cause, reason, object, element)
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essence(noun, cause, idea, base, source)
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essentiality(noun, cause, base, source, ground)
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explanation(noun, reason, element, matter, source)
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genesis(noun, cause, reason, element, matter)
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