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start-off(noun, beginning, birth, dawn)
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takeoff(noun, start, top, beginning)
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addition(establishment, introduction, preface, prelude)
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admission(noun, appearance, start, beginning)
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admittance(appearance, addition, establishment, introduction)
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awakening(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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baptism(appearance, start, beginning, addition)
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basic principles(expression, addition, establishment, introduction)
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basic text(expression, addition, establishment, introduction)
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basis(cause, top, source, foundation)
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bow(noun, start, beginning, birth)
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countdown(noun, start, beginning, birth)
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embarkation(noun, cause, beginning, source)
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enrollment(appearance, start, beginning, arrival)
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essentials(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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exit(noun, beginning, birth, dawn)
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exordium(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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first acquaintance(expression, addition, establishment, introduction)
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first step(noun, expression, beginning, birth)
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first taste(expression, addition, establishment, introduction)
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