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bottom-line(adjective, important, original, essential, critical)
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caliber(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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character(noun, quality, spirit, significance, emotion)
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chief constituent(noun, expression, quality, character, spirit)
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coal and ice(noun, expression, idiom, law, important)
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conclusion(noun, charge, understanding, agreement, essence)
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constitution(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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determination(noun, essence, profit, income)
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entity(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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essentia(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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essentiality(noun, quality, character, strength, spirit)
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fiber(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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final decision(noun, expression, essence, profit)
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form(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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germ(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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grain(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
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guts(noun, law, support, strength, stay)
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hub(noun, emotion, heart, mood, basic)
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income(noun, essence, profit, outcome)
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indispensable content(noun, expression, essence, profit)
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