9
commence(verb, open, start, join, try)
8
begin(verb, get, open, start, pass)
7
start(verb, get, open, start, pass)
6
hit the ground running(verb, expression, idiom, start, initiate)
6
inaugurate(verb, open, start, join, try)
5
enter(verb, take, open, start, try)
5
initiate(verb, open, start, begin, launch)
5
kick off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, open, present)
5
open(verb, present, start, join, try)
4
embark(verb, start, begin, originate)
4
launch(verb, open, start, initiate, begin)
4
set to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, open, start)
3
Begin
3
break the ice(verb, expression, idiom, start, prepare)
3
lead astray
3
set about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, open, start)
2
antecede(foreshow, preexist)
2
beginning(adjective, head, opening, fresh, original)
2
come first(expression, foreshow, antecede, preexist)
2
first(adjective, order)
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