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embarkation(noun, beginning, opening, birth, dawn)
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exit(noun, beginning, opening, bow, birth)
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first
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first blush
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first glance
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first impression
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first lap
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first round
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first sight
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first stage
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flying start(noun, expression, beginning, opening, bow)
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foundation(noun, beginning, opening, birth, dawn)
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gambit
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inauguration(noun, appearance, beginning, opening, fling)
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inception(noun, beginning, opening, birth, dawn)
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initial
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initiation(noun, appearance, beginning, opening, birth)
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jump-off(noun, beginning, opening, bow, exit)
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kickoff(noun, beginning, opening, birth, dawn)
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le premier pas(expression, idiom)
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