13
start(verb, go, set, open, leave)
9
begin(verb, get, go, set, open)
7
commence(verb, set, open, start, leave)
7
get going(verb, expression, get, go, set)
7
initiate(verb, go, open, start, leave)
5
enter upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, open, leave)
5
inaugurate(verb, open, start, leave, establish)
4
launch(verb, open, start, leave, establish)
4
originate(verb, set, open, start, leave)
4
proceed(verb, advance, continue, happen, materialize)
4
sail(verb, move, help, set, advance)
4
set in motion(verb, expression, idiom, get, advance)
3
depart(verb, go, open, leave, establish)
3
embark(verb, move, open, run, leave)
3
kick off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, set, open)
3
lead(verb, show, direct, guide, refer)
3
leave(verb, move, go, open, run)
3
open(verb, start, leave, establish, create)
3
set about
3
tackle
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