49
start(verb, form, act, make, go)
38
begin(verb, form, act, make, go)
30
inaugurate(verb, form, make, accept, open)
29
originate(verb, form, craft, make, open)
29
commence(verb, form, act, make, accept)
25
launch(verb, form, make, attack, accept)
24
introduce(verb, form, support, take, make)
24
create(verb, form, craft, hold, act)
22
establish(verb, form, craft, support, make)
21
institute(verb, form, make, open, develop)
20
set up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, form, make)
17
induct(verb, take, meet, accept, open)
17
instate(verb, charge, accept, open, start)
17
set in motion(verb, expression, idiom, form, make)
16
found(verb, form, support, make, open)
16
novice(noun, person, start, amateur)
15
generate(verb, form, craft, act, make)
14
beginner(noun, person, start, amateur)
14
get going(verb, expression, idiom, form, make)
13
pioneer(verb, make, open, start, leave)
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