24
begin with(foremost, firstly)
8
initially(adverb, originally)
4
first and foremost(importance, beginning)
4
in the beginning(expression, idiom, adverb, originally)
3
first thing
3
firstly
2
at the outset(expression, idiom, adverb, first, originally)
2
at the start(expression, idiom, adverb, basically, originally)
2
in the first place
2
originally(adverb, first, initially)
2
primarily(adverb, beginning)
2
to begin with
2
up front
1
first(adverb, basically, originally, initially)
1
at the beginning(expression, idiom, adverb, originally)
1
beginning
1
chiefly
1
foremost
1
initial
1
intially
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