55
begin with(mainly, firstly)
10
firstly(first, off, immediately, ahead, primo)
9
to begin with
5
first and foremost(importance, beginning)
4
most importantly
3
earlier
3
first of all(expression, idiom, first, particularly, generally)
2
at first
2
first(adverb, formerly, basically, firstly, originally)
2
first off(expression, adverb, off, immediately, before)
2
in the beginning
2
primarily(adverb, beginning)
1
above all
1
at the outset(expression, idiom, adverb, first, originally)
1
at the start
1
initially
0
ahead(off, primo, onwards)
0
ahead of time(expression, idiom, off, primo)
0
away from(expression, off, primo)
0
before all else(expression, idiom, adverb, firstly, originally)
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