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begin with
8
to begin with
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first(adjective, adverb, order, original, primary)
4
at first(expression, idiom, adverb, originally)
4
in the first place(adverb, formerly, basically, firstly, initially)
4
originally(adverb, firstly, initially)
3
earlier
3
initially(adverb, firstly, originally)
2
primarily(adverb, formerly, basically, firstly, initially)
2
primitively(adverb, formerly, basically)
1
ab ovo
1
aboriginal(adjective, head, beginning, opening, original)
1
ahead(adjective, head, beginning, opening, original)
1
antecedent(adjective, head, beginning, opening, original)
1
anterior(adjective, head, beginning, fresh, original)
1
at the outset(expression, idiom, adverb, firstly, originally)
1
at the start(adverb, originally)
1
basic(adjective, head, beginning, opening, original)
1
basically(adverb, formerly)
1
beginning(adjective, head, opening, fresh, original)
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