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preliminaries(noun, practice, base, discipline, education)
3
preliminary(noun, beginning)
3
preparing(noun, organization, study, increase, plan)
3
radical
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setting up(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, establishment)
3
spadework
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starting point(noun, expression, idiom, cause, start)
3
terra firma(expression, idiom, support)
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tower
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underneath(noun, base, ground, bottom, bed)
3
underside(noun, base, ground, bottom, bed)
2
according
2
agent(noun, cause, reason, element, matter)
2
alpha(noun, cause, start, beginning, opening)
2
ancient
2
apriorism(idea, evidence, principle)
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assertion(idea, evidence, principle)
2
assumption(noun, concept, law, regulation, understanding)
2
asylum(noun, organization, business, society, establishment)
2
author(noun, cause, reason, element, matter)
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