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369 entries under noun topic. ×
| core(adjective, good, quality, understanding) | |
| heart(law, good, part, force) | |
| nub(adjective, good, end, quality) | |
| substance(good, force, quality, understanding) | |
| essence(understanding, spirit, substance, idea) | |
| marrow(quality, character, strength, spirit) | |
| meat(good, force, quality, understanding) | |
| gist(good, force, understanding, strength) | |
| pith(force, quality, understanding, character) | |
| kernel(quality, character, strength, spirit) | |
| nuts and bolts(expression, idiom, feature, good) | |
| center(strength, effect, subject, emotion) | |
| fundamental(adjective, part, important, essential) | |
| inwardness | |
| nucleus(quality, character, spirit, short) | |
| quintessence(quality, character, strength, spirit) | |
| stuff(good, force, quality, understanding) | |
| basics(support, substance, authority, facts) | |
| bottom line(expression, law, good, force) | |
| crux(part, quality, character, strength) |
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