general meaning

amount effect meat significance strength stuff subject

ABCs basis body bottom burden center core corpus crux drift essentiality focus gist guts heart import innards kernel marrow mass matter nitty-gritty nub pith point purport quintessence sense soul staple tenor theme thrust upshot

bottom line brass tacks gravamen name of the game nuts and bolts sum total virtuality way of it

cowardice exterior exteriority fear insignificance nothing nothingness outside periphery surface

poverty