| meat and potatoes(expression, idiom, simple, straightforward, basic) | |
| mobilization | |
| momentary | |
| newborn(adjective, beginning) | |
| on approval(expression, adjective, new, trial, untried) | |
| opening gun(noun, expression, approach, kickoff, warm-up) | |
| opening shot(noun, expression, approach, kickoff, warm-up) | |
| ordeal(noun, check, approval, examination, standard) | |
| origination | |
| past | |
| pioneer(head, original, first, previous, early) | |
| plain(simple, straightforward, basic, fundamental, uncomplicated) | |
| planning | |
| pop quiz(noun, expression, check, approval, examination) | |
| postulate | |
| prearrangement | |
| precautionary | |
| precessional | |
| precursive | |
| prefix |
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