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principle(noun, law, support, action, cause)
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bottom(noun, cause, start, beginning)
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mainspring(noun, cause, start, reason, idea)
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motive(noun, cause, start, reason, idea)
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starting point(noun, expression, idiom, cause, start)
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cradle(noun, place, cause, spot)
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creator(noun, person, cause, reason)
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progenitor(noun, person, cause, beginning)
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reason(noun, support, regulation, action, cause)
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agent(noun, cause, reason, matter)
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ancestor(noun, person, cause, beginning)
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groundwork(noun, cause, start, beginning)
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occasion(noun, cause, start, reason)
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element(noun, cause, influence, reason)
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embryo(noun, cause, influence, beginning)
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causation(noun, cause, reason, matter)
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core(noun, support, action, cause, start)
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kickoff(noun, start, top, beginning)
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nucleus(noun, support, action, cause, start)
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egg(noun, cause, influence, beginning)
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