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quiddity(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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reality(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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basis(noun, law, quality, character, strength)
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burden(noun, good, quality, understanding, character)
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element(noun, feature, law, part, quality)
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middle(noun, emotion, heart, soul, mood)
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name of the game(noun, expression, idiom, good, force)
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principle(noun, law, quality, character, spirit)
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root(noun, adjective, support, quality, character)
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significance(noun, good, end, quality, understanding)
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spirit(noun, force, quality, understanding, character)
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aspect(noun, feature, part, quality, character)
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attribute(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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backbone(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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base(noun, quality, character, spirit, substance)
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basic(noun, adjective, law, important, emotion)
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be-all and end-all(noun, expression, idiom, quality, character)
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being(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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bosom(noun, emotion, heart, soul, mood)
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bottom(noun, adjective, quality, character, strength)
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