6
opening move
5
opening(noun, beginning, fling, presentation, birth)
4
initiative
3
foot in the door(noun, opportunity)
3
alpha(noun, beginning, opening, birth, dawn)
3
first move
2
bow(noun, appearance, beginning, opening, exit)
2
primitiveness
1
beginning(noun, appearance, opening, birth, dawn)
1
Weltanschauung(worthiness, ethos, ideals)
1
birth(noun, beginning, opening, dawn, onset)
1
breaking-in
1
commencement(noun, beginning, opening, birth, dawn)
1
conscience(worthiness, ethos, ideals)
1
countdown(noun, beginning, opening, bow, exit)
1
dawn(noun, beginning, opening, birth, onset)
1
dawning(noun, beginning, opening, birth, dawn)
1
day one(noun, expression, beginning, opening, bow)
1
debut(noun, appearance, opening, fling)
1
derivation(noun, beginning, opening, bow, exit)
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