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core(noun, substance, short, meaning)
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basis(noun, body, substance, short)
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bearing(noun, substance, meaning, essence)
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bottom line(expression, body, substance, heart)
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burden(noun, body, substance, short)
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force(noun, substance, meaning, essence)
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gist(noun, body, substance, meaning)
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heart(body, substance, essence, fundamental)
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import(noun, body, substance, meaning)
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kernel(noun, body, substance, short)
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keynote(noun, substance, short, meaning)
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marrow(noun, substance, short, meaning)
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matter(noun, substance, short, meaning)
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meat(body, substance, heart, essence)
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name of the game(expression, idiom, substance, essence)
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nature of the beast(noun, expression, idiom, substance)
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nub(body, substance, heart, essence)
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pith(body, substance, heart, essence)
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punch line(noun, expression, substance, meaning)
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quintessence(noun, substance, short, meaning)
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