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nucleus(cause, origin, derivation)
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originator(noun, reason, element, matter)
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pith(noun, cause, start, idea, base)
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producer(noun, cause, influence, reason, base)
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provenance(cause, origin, derivation)
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provenience(noun, cause, origin, derivation)
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rock bottom(expression, cause, origin)
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seat(cause, reason, basis, justification)
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stuff(noun, drive, cause, start, push)
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substratum(cause, reason, basis, justification)
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underpinning(cause, reason, basis, justification)
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well(cause, origin, derivation, upwelling)
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agent(noun, cause, influence, reason, base)
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agency(noun, reason, element, matter)
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ancestor(cause, derivation)
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ancestry(cause, derivation)
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beginnings(cause, origin)
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birth(cause, start, excitement, beginning)
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blast off(expression, cause, derivation)
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bottom(cause, origin)
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