beginnings

first crack first stage head start preliminaries very beginning

ancestry birth descent lineage

blood extraction maternity parentage paternity pedigree stock

close completion conclusion consequence death destiny effect end finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination

essence foundation heart origin seed soul source stem stuff

basis bedrock bottom cause center crux derivation essentiality footing fountain fountainhead fundamental germ ground groundwork inception infrastructure mainspring marrow motive nub nucleus occasion pith provenance provenience quick quintessence radicle radix reason rhizome seat substance substratum tuber underpinning well

rock bottom starting point

effect end result

conclusion consequence exterior exteriority extra outgrowth outside trivia

derivation derivative sprout

ABCs basics elements essentials foundation guts heart nitty-gritty principles

first principles

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