Cause and Point

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Point and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Point" instead a noun "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Point noun - A particular and often important moment in time.

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Cause and point are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Point".

good	good cause	good point
exact	exact cause	exact point
particular	particular cause	particular point
common	common cause	common point
Other adjectives: specific, original, true, valid, single, actual, entire, real, big, huge, little, main, key, major, frequent, possible, primary, different.

A major plot-point and cause of grief for Hoichi Kano, protagonist from Cannon God Exaxxion.

Source: Hero with Bad Publicity
However, in the 5th game, Hand of the Heavenly Bride, the return-to-save-point spell isn't available until about the halfway point in the game, which can cause issues.

Source: Check Point Starvation
All Love Is Unrequited: A running cause of angst, throughout the series, and in some cases a plot point: Riliane's love for Kyle going unrequited was the cause of the Green Hunting.

Source: Franchise / Evillious Chronicles

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