| introduction(noun, event, start, top, new) |
| preface(noun, event, start, top, beginning) |
| preamble(noun, event, start, beginning, opening) |
| overture(noun, event, start, approach, opening) |
| foreword(noun, event, start, opening, words) |
| prologue(noun, event, start, opening, words) |
| preparation(noun, event, beginning, precursor, preliminaries) |
| opening(noun, top, beginning, creation, addition) |
| preliminary(noun, adjective, event, beginning, opening) |
| proem(noun, event, opening, launch, addition) |
| beginning(noun, action, start, beginning, opening) |
| prolegomenon(noun, event, start, opening, words) |
| exordium(noun, event, opening, launch, addition) |
| start(noun, event, beginning) |
| groundwork(noun, precursor, preliminaries) |
| commencement(noun, event, top, beginning, opening) |
| introduce |
| preceding |
| inception(noun, top, beginning, opening, creation) |
| frontispiece |