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paternity(cause, foundation, basis)
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point(noun, start, beginning, opening, introduction)
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principal
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promontory(noun, start, beginning, opening, introduction)
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quarry
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question
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reservoir
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rise(noun, cause, start, authority, beginning)
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riverhead
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rock bottom(expression, cause, quick, source, origin)
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rootstock(noun, start, point, origin)
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seed(noun, cause, source, origin)
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seedbed
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spring head(expression, idiom, cause)
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springhead
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start(noun, cause, rise, authority, base)
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starting place(expression, cause, source, foundation, basis)
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starting point(expression, cause, quick, foundation, basis)
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ae source(expression, idiom)
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