| aforementioned(adjective, precedence) | |
| aforesaid(adjective, precedence) | |
| anticipatory | |
| assessment(noun, check, approval, examination, standard) | |
| attempt(noun, check, approval, examination, standard) | |
| avant-garde | |
| avant-propos | |
| basal(simple, straightforward, basic, uncomplicated) | |
| basic training | |
| before | |
| blue book(noun, expression, check, approval, examination) | |
| breakthrough | |
| briefing | |
| budding(adjective, beginning) | |
| chief | |
| clear(simple, straightforward, basic, fundamental, uncomplicated) | |
| clearing the decks(expression, idiom) | |
| coming out | |
| comp(noun, check, approval, examination, standard) | |
| confirmation(noun, check, approval, examination, standard) |
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