13
tyro(noun, person, start, beginner)
12
install(verb, meet, accept, open, start)
12
open(verb, act, make, cause, start)
11
learner(noun, person, beginner)
11
produce(verb, form, craft, act, make)
11
trigger(verb, make, open, cause, start)
10
teach(verb, support, show, prepare, base)
10
activate(verb, form, make, open, cause)
10
invent(verb, form, craft, make, cause)
10
invest(verb, form, make, accept, open)
10
neophyte(noun, person, start, amateur)
10
train(verb, support, show, develop, direct)
10
tutor(verb, support, show, develop, direct)
10
greenhorn(noun, person, start, amateur)
10
instigate(verb, make, open, develop, cause)
10
novitiate(noun, person, start, beginner)
10
set off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, open)
9
broach(verb, open, start, raise, journey)
9
enter(verb, take, accept, open, start)
9
freshman(noun, person, start, pledge, amateur)
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