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issue(verb, go, advance, keep)
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jump(verb, meet, start, initiate)
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lay foundation(verb, expression, leave, establish)
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lay foundation for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, make)
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lead(verb, make, start, establish)
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leave(verb, establish, create, issue)
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light(verb, leave, establish, create)
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make a beginning(verb, expression, idiom, leave)
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make active(verb, expression, make, start)
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make up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make)
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muster(verb, make, movement, drive)
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ordain(verb, start, establish, create)
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plunge into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make)
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prepare(verb, make, movement, cause)
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rise(verb, go, advance, keep)
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sally forth(verb, expression, phrasal verb, leave)
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see light(verb, expression, leave, establish)
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spring(verb, go, advance, keep)
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start the ball rolling(verb, expression, idiom, form, make)
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take first step(verb, expression, idiom, leave)
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