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making ready(noun, organization, study, increase)
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rock bottom(cause, quick, source, origin)
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terra firma(idiom, support)
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warm up(noun, education, teaching, guidance)
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chalk talk(noun, practice, discipline, foundation)
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clearing the decks
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dry run(noun, organization, study, increase)
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essential nature(idiom, substantiality)
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getting ready(noun, organization, study, increase)
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lead time(noun, organization, study, increase)
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main part(noun, organization, area, material)
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putting in order(noun, idiom, organization, study)
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resting place(noun, idiom, support, base)
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starting point(cause, quick, center, origin)
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vital part(idiom, substantiality)
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R and D(idiom, study, investigation)
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animal foot
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bare bones(noun, structure, frame)
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base of operations
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bottom line(substance, basis, grounds)
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