Substance

thing object item something individual being person element matter material body mass bulk reality actuality fabric force staple stuff texture corpus core concreteness hunk animal phenomenon

gist meaning core heart point subject matter focus import basis center effect drift tenor theme thrust burden kernel bottom line sense purport body mass stuff soul crux upshot meat bottom sum total significance staple guts pith amount corpus gravamen marrow virtuality essentiality strength nub brass tacks generality meaning nitty-gritty nuts and bolts name of the game innards ABCs