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meat(noun, point, issue, idea, material)
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mind(noun, feeling, drive, passion, desire)
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motion
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motivate
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motivating force
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operative
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origination(noun, cause, source, derivation)
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point at issue(expression, idiom, point, line, idea)
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point in question(expression, idiom)
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problem(point, line, issue, idea, material)
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propellant(noun, charge, cause, boost, spur)
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score(noun, reason, idea, matter, subject)
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starting point(expression, cause, source, origin, derivation)
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subject matter(noun, expression, point, line, issue)
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substance(cause, issue, idea, material, matter)
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target(noun, cause, use, design, aim)
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thinking(noun, cause, reason, object, purpose)
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transitional
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trigger(noun, charge, cause, start, boost)
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urging(noun, charge, cause, excitement, boost)
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