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Noun
(usually used in plural form "essentials") A fundamental element or characteristic
essential
fundamental
basic
rudiment
principle
foundation
preliminary
groundwork
essence
basis
standard
core
value
rule
cornerstone
constituent
crux
bedrock
code
doctrine
modus operandi
tenet
criterion
dogma
ethic
sine qua non
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kernel
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bottom line
fact
nitty-gritty
practicality
reality
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golden rule
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ABC
brass tacks
hard fact
law
marrow
meat
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nuts and bolts
guts
heart
precept
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regulation
key factor
big thing
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base
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root
bottom
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underpinning
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warp and woof
fundamentals
basics
centerUS
substance
gist
essentials
roots
centerpieceUS
quintessence
essentiality
point
nucleus
pith
keynote
soul
infrastructure
stuff
quick
lynchpin
pivot
net
sum
bull's-eye
crown
guiding principle
centrepieceUK
centreUK
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meat and potatoes
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substructure
foot
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rest
beginning
stem
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grammar
alphabet
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ABCs
foundations
first principles
preliminaries
Zen
basic principles
element
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intuitive approach
simple approach
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realities
crucial element
critical detail
details
necessities
laws
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rules
ABC's
axioms
important consideration
key
hard facts
the three R's
first steps
ground rules
crux of the matter
heart of the matter
basic ingredient
authority
fundamental point
main ingredient
point of departure
starting point
fundamental principle
principal constituent
principal element
beginnings
bare bones
understructure
substratum
underpinnings
“As Piet Hein Donner, the midwife of the programme, has said, the first principle is the implementation of mutual recognition as the fundament for judicial cooperation.”
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