5
fall to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, help, set)
5
start off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, open, start)
4
appear(verb, set, open, develop, start)
4
attempt(verb, accept, start, manage, try)
4
generate(verb, make, open, start, establish)
4
get off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, open, start)
4
issue(verb, open, develop, start, leave)
4
lead(verb, make, open, start, establish)
4
produce(verb, make, open, develop, start)
4
set to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, help, attack)
3
acquire(verb, accept, develop, turn, assume)
3
activate(verb, form, make, open, start)
3
approach(verb, start, begin)
3
arrive(verb, develop, rise, appear, soar)
3
birth(verb, rise, head, begin, appear)
3
break(verb, result, arise, stem)
3
come into being(verb, expression, idiom, open, develop)
3
conceive(verb, beginning, begin, originate)
3
contract(verb, accept, start, try, assume)
3
depart(verb, open, start, pass, leave)
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