2
invent(verb, start, initiate, begin, originate)
2
journey(verb, move, open, start, begin)
2
move(verb, accept, start, try, assume)
2
preface(verb, start, begin, introduce, institute)
2
prepare(verb, make, open, start, establish)
2
resume(verb, open, start, continue, assume)
2
send off(expression, set, start, rise, arise)
2
set(verb, start, rise, enter, incite)
2
set going(verb, expression, open, start, initiate)
2
set off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, open, start)
2
sire
2
sprout(verb, set, start, rise, begin)
2
starting
2
stem(verb, develop, start, rise, head)
2
stupefy
2
sustain
2
take off(expression, set, start, leave, rise)
2
tee off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, help, attack)
1
capture
1
actuate
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