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issue(verb, open, develop, leave)
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lead(verb, make, open, establish)
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produce(verb, make, open, develop)
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set to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, help, attack)
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activate(verb, form, make, open)
3
approach(verb, begin)
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come into being(verb, expression, idiom, open, develop)
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contract(verb, accept, try, assume)
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depart(verb, open, pass, leave)
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drive(verb, make, open, establish)
3
embark upon(verb, expression, open, initiate)
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enter on(verb, expression, make, open)
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fix(verb, form, raise, establish)
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form(verb, raise, create, begin)
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get cracking(verb, expression, idiom, help, attack)
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hit the ground running(verb, expression, idiom, open)
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induct(verb, open, establish, create)
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make(verb, open, establish, do)
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pitch in(verb, expression, help, attack, accept)
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plunge into(verb, expression, make, help, attack)
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