key issue
- cruxMost important point
- sticking pointUnresolved issue blocking progress
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- heart of the matterCentral essential issue
- critical pointDecisive juncture in events
pressing matter · hot button · dealbreaker · tension · urgency · priority · flashpoint · crossroads · debate · controversy · stakeholder · resolution · impasse · friction · turning point · elephant in the room · root cause · agenda
- comic booksgraphic novels, manga, superhero, villain, sidekick
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic strip, comic art, comic panel
importance/priority
key issueside issue
Incidental matter
nonissue · minor detail · triviality · footnote · afterthought
relevance
key issuered herring
Intentional misleading distraction
tangent · distraction · non-sequitur · beside the point · moot point