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78 entries under expression topic. ×
| focal point(noun, emotion, heart, mood) | |
| fundamental parts(substance, score) | |
| general meaning(effect, meaning, essence, import) | |
| good judgment(noun, intelligence, wisdom, intellect) | |
| ground rule(stipulation, tenet, axiom) | |
| heart of hearts(noun, idiom, emotion, mood) | |
| inner workings(basics, practicalities) | |
| modus operandi(stipulation, tenet, axiom) | |
| no frills(basics, practicalities) | |
| no nonsense(basics, practicalities) | |
| point of departure(idiom, stipulation, tenet, axiom) | |
| practical details(basics, practicalities) | |
| rhyme or reason(idiom, good, understanding, sense) | |
| size of it(idiom, charge, agreement, conditions) | |
| small print(charge, agreement, conditions) | |
| sum total(effect, meaning, essence, import) | |
| way of it(effect, meaning, essence, import) | |
| what it is(idiom, charge, agreement, conditions) |
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