11
institute(verb, make, open, start, leave)
10
lead(verb, adjective, control, rule, manage)
10
leader(noun, person, guide, model, head)
10
pathfinder(noun, person, model, watch, search)
9
set up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, open)
9
settle(verb, establish, discover)
8
early(adjective, head, beginning, original, prime)
8
first(adjective, pronoun, order, start, original)
8
harbinger(noun, verb, lead, guide, head)
8
original(noun, adjective, pronoun, start, head)
7
open up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, start)
7
antecedent(noun, adjective, head, beginning, original)
7
colonist(noun, person, alien, settler, inventor)
7
create(verb, make, open, start, leave)
7
groundbreaker
7
inaugurate(verb, make, open, start, leave)
7
pilgrim(noun, person, colonist, wayfarer)
7
primary(adjective, start, head, beginning, original)
6
avant-garde(noun, adjective, first, early, precursor)
6
experimental(adjective, first, early, initiatory)
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