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preliminary(noun, check, approach, approval, examination)
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preview(noun, approach, kickoff, warm-up, lead-in)
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probation(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
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probing(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
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proof(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
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run-up(noun, approach, kickoff, warm-up, lead-in)
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running start(noun, expression, beginning, opening, bow)
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setting out(noun, expression, beginning, opening, bow)
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shibboleth(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
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source(noun, beginning, opening, birth, dawn)
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spring(noun, beginning, opening, birth, dawn)
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square one(noun, expression, beginning, opening, birth)
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standard(noun, check, approval, examination, trial)
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start-off(noun, beginning, opening, bow, exit)
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starting point(expression, start, beginning, onset, origination)
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substantiation(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
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sum
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takeoff(noun, beginning, opening, birth, dawn)
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touchstone(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
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trial(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
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