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crux(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
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axis(noun, center, middle, target)
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being(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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principle(noun, quality, feeling, character, energy)
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backbone(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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bottom(noun, quality, feeling, cause, start)
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inwardness
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midpoint(noun, center, middle, target)
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pivot(noun, center, middle, target)
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pulp(noun, animal, force, heart, essence)
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quiddity(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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centre
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essentiality(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
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gravamen(noun, law, effect, heart, essence)
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medulla(noun, force, heart, essence, center)
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nave(noun, center, middle, target, centrality)
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navel(noun, center, middle, target, centrality)
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quick(noun, place, cause, start, spirit)
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spunk(noun, emotion, mood, temperament, core)
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bone marrow(noun, expression, idiom)
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