3
begin(verb, start)
2
aspire(verb, stop, phrasal verb)
2
continue
2
employ(verb, give, start, yield, surrender)
2
hire(verb, start, use, commission)
2
start
1
engage
0
assume
0
call up(expression, separate, discharge, withdraw)
0
commence
0
commission(stop, hold, discharge)
0
conscript
0
detain
0
draft
0
embark
0
enlist
0
initiate
0
keep busy(expression, yield, surrender)
0
make use of(expression, idiom, dismiss)
0
participate
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