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lead(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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leap
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make advances
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opening remarks(expression, opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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operatic overture
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origination
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pass(noun, plan, play, tender, idea)
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petition(noun, call, demand, claim, request)
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pioneering(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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pitch(noun, performance, appearance, show, plan)
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postulate
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prayer(noun, call, demand, claim, request)
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prefixture
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prelim
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preliminaries(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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preliminary approach
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prelusion(noun, approach, signal, introduction, preface)
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preparation(noun, precursor)
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preposition
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presupposition
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