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ingress(noun, progress, line, approach, course)
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initiative(noun, beginning, original, first, early)
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inlet(noun, box, entrance, entry, cavity)
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intake(noun, entrance)
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introduction(noun, start, rise, top, new)
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original(adjective, head, beginning, prime, first)
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outset(noun, start, rise, top, beginning)
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separation(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
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shot(noun, break, time, go, show)
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starting point(expression, idiom, cause, start, top)
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boring(noun, producing, creating, drilling, extracting)
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entryway(noun, building, exit, entrance, entry)
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gash(noun, break, cut, mark, crack)
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genesis(noun, start, rise, top, beginning)
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gulf(noun, deep, space, void, hole)
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hatchway
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inaugural(noun, adjective, start, head, beginning)
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job(noun, work, situation, trade, occupation)
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leak(noun, interval)
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origin(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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