3
stem(noun, beginning)
3
threshold
2
accession(noun, appearance, arrival, entering)
2
appearance(arrival, entering)
2
arrival(noun, appearance, start, beginning, introduction)
2
begin
2
birthplace(cause, foundation, basis, origin, birth)
2
blast off(expression, cause, beginning, origin, birth)
2
ceremonial
2
core
2
edge
2
embryo(noun, cause, beginning, source, derivation)
2
exercises
2
flying start(noun, expression, beginning, opening, birth)
2
foreword(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
2
founding(start, origin)
2
fresh start(expression, idiom, beginning)
2
graduation exercise(noun, expression, idiom)
2
inaugural(noun, initiation)
2
initial
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