| commit(verb, mark, settle, agree, sign) |
| confirm(verb, sign, endorse) |
| consent(verb, secure, settle, agree, back) |
| countersign(verb, secure, back, endorse, guarantee) |
| covenant(verb, settle, agree, sign, engage) |
| dicker(verb, settle, agree, sign, engage) |
| engage(verb, settle, agree, sign, commit) |
| engrave(verb, score, scratch, etch, personalize) |
| enter into(expression, settle, agree, sign, engage) |
| fetal(adjective, beginning) |
| firm a deal(expression, idiom, settle, agree, sign) |
| first move(expression, idiom, beginning) |
| inchoative |
| inscribe(verb, sign, confirm, score, stain) |
| kickoff(noun, start, opening, uncial) |
| leadoff(adjective, start, beginning) |
| letter(verb, check, mark, stain, blemish) |
| monogram(noun, verb, mark, personalize) |
| natal |
| precursory(adjective, beginning) |