7
gravamen(noun, law, effect, heart, essence)
7
lump(noun, handle, bump, knot, protuberance)
7
middle(noun, body, substance, emotion, heart)
7
nubble
6
bottom(noun, adjective, quality, cause, start)
6
centre
6
inwardness
6
quiddity(noun, quality, character, spirit, significance)
6
soul(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
6
swelling(noun, handle, head, bump, lump)
5
hub(noun, emotion, heart, soul, mood)
5
knot(noun, handle, bump, lump, protuberance)
5
nubbin(noun, essence, core, fundamental, nut)
5
root(noun, adjective, quality, body, cause)
5
spirit(noun, quality, character, substance, idea)
5
stuff(noun, good, quality, understanding, cause)
5
sum(noun, inside, filling, innards)
5
sum and substance(expression, idiom, heart, essence, nucleus)
4
basis(noun, quality, body, cause, start)
4
burden(noun, good, quality, understanding, body)
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