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seating(noun, support, rest, balance)
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security(noun, support, action, beginning)
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shore(noun, hold, block, back)
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source(noun, support, action, cause, start)
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stake(noun, hold, block, back)
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stanchion(noun, hold, block, back)
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starting point(noun, expression, cause, start)
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stave(noun, hold, block, back)
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stay(noun, support, hold, block, back)
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stiffener(noun, hold, block, back)
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stilt(noun, hold, block, back)
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theorem(noun, support, action, beginning)
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theory(noun, support, action, beginning)
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timber(noun, hold, block, back)
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warrant(noun, support, action, beginning)
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ABCs(substance, basis, grounds)
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beginning(noun, start, source, foundation)
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fundamentals
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ground floor(expression, idiom)
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ground work(expression, idiom)
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