6
especially(adverb, usually, generally, exceptionally, normally)
6
in the first place(adverb, beginning, particularly, generally, essentially)
5
on the whole(expression, idiom, adverb, roughly, generally)
4
at first(expression, idiom, adverb, beginning)
4
elementarily(adverb, purely)
4
first
4
first of all(expression, idiom, first, mainly, firstly)
4
primitively(adverb, beginning)
3
dominantly
3
for the most part(adverb, overall, roughly, all, particularly)
3
foremost
3
in general(expression, idiom, adverb, overall, all)
3
particularly
3
substantially
2
aboriginally(adverb, purely)
2
at the start(expression, idiom, adverb, beginning)
2
barely(adverb, purely)
2
centrally
2
earlier
2
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