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entrance(noun, appearance, cause, start, beginning)
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launch(noun, act, start, process, beginning)
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establishment(noun, start, beginning, addition)
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prelude(noun, event, top, beginning)
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spring(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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day one(noun, expression, cause, start, top)
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debut(noun, appearance, start, beginning)
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foundation(noun, cause, start, beginning)
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head(noun, start, beginning, introduction)
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root(noun, cause, start, top, beginning)
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square one(noun, expression, cause, start, top)
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flying start(noun, expression, beginning, birth)
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foreword(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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installation(start, top, beginning, creation)
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institution(addition, establishment, origin, introduction)
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jump-off(noun, beginning, birth, dawn)
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lead-in(noun, start, beginning, addition)
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preamble(start, beginning, addition, establishment)
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preface(top, creation, addition, establishment)
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running start(noun, expression, beginning, birth)
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