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activate(verb, form, make, open, cause)
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invent(verb, form, craft, make, cause)
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instigate(verb, make, open, develop, cause)
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set off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, open)
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enter(verb, take, accept, open, start)
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kick off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, open)
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organize(verb, form, make, open, start)
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enter upon(verb, expression, make, accept, open)
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make(verb, form, craft, go, open)
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undertake(verb, make, accept, open, start)
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admit(verb, take, meet, accept, open)
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break the ice(verb, expression, idiom, make, open)
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embark(verb, accept, open, start, leave)
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pledge(noun, verb, accept, start, try)
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bring about(verb, expression, form, craft, make)
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embark on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, accept)
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inspire(verb, open, start, raise, produce)
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prepare(verb, form, craft, support, make)
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usher in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, meet)
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cause(verb, form, craft, make, open)
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