coal-and-ice

bottom line component cornerstone element factor foundation law principle

ABCs axiom basis constituent guts heart nitty-gritty rudiment rule theorem

brass tacks principium rock bottom sine qua non

cowardice fear

addition auxiliary extra subordinate trivia

basic bosom bottom line center core crux essence focal point focus gist hub kernel marrow meat middle nitty-gritty nub nucleus pith polestar quick quintessence root seat soul spirit stuff substance

center core focus middle root soul

basic bosom crux gist hub kernel marrow nitty-gritty nub nucleus pith polestar quick quintessence seat

bottom line focal point

border exterior exteriority margin outside

periphery surface

basic critical crucial decisive fundamental imperative important indispensable integral key meaningful necessary needed significant urgent

bottom-line cardinal constitutive heavy life-or-death meat-and-potatoes must-have nitty-gritty prerequisite required requisite underlined

additional extra inessential insignificant meaningless minor needless nonessential optional secondary trivial uncritical unimportant unnecessary useless voluntary worthless

dead dull insignficant sluggish