Substance

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

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