Essence (6)

(Other definitions for nature that I've seen before include "Power underlying the world" , "Character - our Mother" , "All non-artificial phenomena" , "Basic character" , "(Person's) character" .)

(Other definitions for entity that I've seen before include "Presence" , "Individual being" , "A thing with distinct and independent existence" , "Anything that exists" , "Essence, existence" .)

(Other definitions for crux that I've seen before include "brain-teaser!" , "Most important aspect" , "The most important thing" , "puzzle" , "Point of difficulty" .)

(Other definitions for soul that I've seen before include "Spiritual part of a being" , "Immortal spirit; music style" , "1 down" , "Music genre; human spirit" , "Individual; type of music" .)

(Other definitions for meat that I've seen before include "Beef, chicken, pork etc" , "Chops, steaks etc" , "Eg, beef or pork" , "Ham, pork, chicken etc" , "Flesh for eating" .)

(Other definitions for gist that I've seen before include "Essence; meaning" , "Substance of an argument" , "Essential point or meaning of, say, the matter" , "Essential idea" , "The essential point of something" .)

(Other definitions for pith that I've seen before include "Essential substance" , "Central part" , "Citrus rind lining" , "Tissue beneath citrus fruit rind" , "Tissue inside the rind of citrus fruits" .)

(Other definitions for basis that I've seen before include "Foundation, fundament" , "Principal element" , "Fundamental part" , "grounds" , "Underlying support (for an idea)" .)