16
start(noun, verb, end, beginning, begin)
11
begin(verb, start, bear, fill, roughen)
8
commence(verb, close, start, bear, begin)
8
initiate(verb, start, bear, begin, fill)
7
beginning(noun, action, start, opening, conclusion)
7
introduction(noun, new, beginning, opening, conclusion)
6
commencement(noun, end, beginning, opening)
6
introduce(verb, present, refuse, bear, deny)
6
starting point(expression, idiom)
6
preface(noun, verb, stop, introduce, introduction)
6
resurrection
5
initiation(noun, end, start, beginning, opening)
5
keep(verb, bear, begin, fill, roughen)
5
begin with
5
continue(verb, go, leave, halt, bear)
5
create(verb, stop, break, destroy, bear)
5
dawn(noun, verb, end, start, beginning)
5
save(verb, bear, begin, fill, roughen)
4
bear(verb, begin, fill, roughen)
4
continuation(noun, addition, stoppage, maintenance)
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