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9
set up(verb, phrasal verb, make, open)
7
open up(verb, phrasal verb, make, start)
4
lead the way(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, control)
4
take the lead(verb, idiom, invent)
3
blaze the trail(verb, idiom)
3
break the ice(verb, idiom, make, open)
3
go before(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
3
head up(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
3
kick off(verb, open, start, admit)
3
light the way(idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
3
pave the way(idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
3
set in motion(verb, idiom, make, open)
3
set off(verb, open, start, introduce)
3
show the way(verb, idiom, invent)
3
take the initiative(verb, idiom)
3
usher in(verb, make, open, start)
2
bring in(verb, phrasal verb, start, initiate)
2
come first(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
2
go in advance(idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
2
have a head start(idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
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