11
kick off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, set)
10
enter(verb, take, set, open, start)
10
develop(verb, accept, start, rise, assume)
10
dawn(verb, set, start, rise, beginning)
9
establish(verb, form, make, open, start)
9
found(verb, make, open, start, leave)
9
start up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, begin)
8
get under way(verb, expression, idiom, set, open)
8
start out(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
7
get
7
get down(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
7
rise(verb, set, open, develop, start)
7
set up(verb, expression, make, open, start)
6
emerge(verb, set, start, rise, begin)
6
take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, accept, open)
6
set forth(verb, expression, phrasal verb, begin)
6
set in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, rise)
6
set in motion(verb, expression, idiom, form, make)
6
spring(verb, set, open, develop, start)
5
create(verb, form, make, open, start)
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