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basis(noun, cause, source, foundation, root)
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cause(noun, influence, source, foundation, basis)
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conception
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connection(cause, source, foundation, basis, derivation)
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dawn(cause, start, beginning, source, foundation)
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determinant(cause, source, foundation, basis, derivation)
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fountain-head
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germ(cause, influence, source, origin, derivation)
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grass roots
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head
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inspiration(cause, influence, source, spring, stream)
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mainspring(cause, source, spring, origin, stream)
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motive(cause, source, origin, derivation)
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nucleus(cause, influence, source, origin, derivation)
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occasion(cause, source, origin, derivation)
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original
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outset(noun, cause, start, beginning, source)
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radical
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rock bottom(expression, cause, source, origin)
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roots(cause, influence, source, derivation, ancestry)
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