48 entries under action topic. ×

15
base(noun, organization, support, hold)
12
basis(noun, support, cause, start)
11
support(noun, organization, support, stay)
8
footing(noun, organization, support, hold)
6
backing(noun, verb, adjective, support)
6
bedrock(noun, support, cause, start)
6
infrastructure(noun, organization, support, cause)
5
root(noun, organization, support, cause)
5
substratum(noun, support, hold, cause)
4
principle(noun, support, base, beginning)
3
fundamental(noun, support, cause, start)
2
reason(noun, support, cause, start)
2
rudiment(noun, support, base, beginning)
1
antecedent(noun, support, cause, reason)
1
assumption(noun, support, base, beginning)
1
authority(noun, support, substance, base)
1
axiom(noun, support, base, beginning)
1
backbone(noun, support, base, beginning)
1
background(noun, support, base, beginning)
1
cause(noun, support, start, reason)
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