| in the first place(adverb, firstly, expression, beginning, order) |
| in the beginning(adverb, expression, order, beginning, firstly) |
| first off(adverb, expression, beginning, order, firstly) |
| at the start(adverb, expression, order, beginning, firstly) |
| at the outset(expression, adverb, beginning, order, start) |
| initially(adverb, order, beginning, firstly, start) |
| originally(adverb, firstly, order, beginning, foremost) |
| at first(adverb, firstly, expression, order, beginning) |
| before all else(expression, adverb, order, beginning) |
| start with(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, start) |
| for openers(adverb, expression, beginning, firstly, order) |
| for starters(expression, beginning, adverb, order, start) |
| first of all(adverb, expression, beginning, order, start) |
| from the first(adverb, expression, firstly, order, beginning) |
| earlier(adverb, firstly, order, beginning, foremost) |
| before all(adverb, expression, firstly, order, beginning) |
| primarily(adverb, firstly, order, beginning, mainly) |
| first(adverb, firstly, order, beginning, start) |
| in the first instance(expression, beginning, order, start, adverb) |
| primitively(adverb, firstly, order, beginning, foremost) |