| open(verb, start, initiate, begin) |
| begin(verb, meet, start, initiate) |
| bow(verb, meet, start, initiate, begin) |
| commence(verb, meet, start, initiate, begin) |
| convene(verb, meet, start, initiate, begin) |
| embark(verb, meet, start, initiate, begin) |
| get things rolling(verb, expression, idiom, meet, start) |
| inaugurate(verb, meet, start, initiate, begin) |
| initiate(verb, meet, start, begin) |
| jump(verb, meet, start, initiate, begin) |
| kick off(verb, expression, meet, start, initiate) |
| launch(verb, meet, start, initiate, begin) |
| meet(verb, start, initiate, begin, convene) |
| raise the curtain(verb, expression, idiom, meet, start) |
| ring in(verb, expression, meet, start, initiate) |
| set in motion(verb, expression, idiom, meet, start) |
| set off(verb, expression, start, initiate, begin) |
| set up shop(verb, expression, idiom, meet, start) |
| sit(verb, meet, start, initiate, begin) |
| start(verb, meet, initiate, begin) |