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| early stage(cause, start, beginning, birth) | |
| first step(noun, beginning, opening, birth) | |
| getting ready(noun, organization, study, increase) | |
| git go(cause, start, beginning, birth) | |
| hypothesis ad hoc | |
| lead time(noun, organization, study, increase) | |
| main idea(body, heart, center, gist) | |
| nitty gritty(body, heart, center, gist) | |
| point d'appui(idiom, support) | |
| prime mover(noun, idiom, cause, reason) | |
| putting in order(noun, idiom, organization, study) | |
| resting place(noun, idiom, support, base) | |
| setting in motion | |
| setting out(noun, beginning, opening, birth) | |
| animal foot | |
| bare bones(noun, structure, frame, essentials) | |
| base of operations | |
| be the cause(idiom, cause) | |
| beginning bud(noun, heart, center, centre) | |
| beginning cause |
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