elements

ABCs characters fundamentals hieroglyphs ideograph morphemes phonemes pictograph rune signs syllabary symbols

graphic representation

ABC's essentials foundation nitty-gritty principles rudiments

bare bones brass tacks first steps nuts and bolts the three R's

alphabet syntax

ABCs accidence fundaments linguistics morphology principles rudiments stratification structure

sentence structure tagmemics

ABCs basics beginnings essentials foundation guts heart nitty-gritty principles

first principles

cowardice fear

modicum smidgen

basics bit little rudiments smidge tad

soupçon

climate

clime