A distinction, particularity, or distinguishing feature.
A crisis or turning point; A situation that changes how the future will unfold.
A pattern or organizing principle that forms the basis of moral judgements.
A visible dividing line where two structures come together.
The distinguishing characteristic of a person or thing, understood as its general class, sort, type, etc.
Spontaneous love, affection, or reverence, especially between parent and child.
The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.
The need to urinate and defecate.
Sexual desire.
The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.
The vital functions or strength of someone or something, especially (now dialect) as requiring nourishment or careful maintenance or (medicine) as a force of regeneration without special treatment.