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embark on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, accept)
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enter upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, accept)
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give rise to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, make)
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ignite(verb, form, raise, connect)
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institute(verb, form, make, open)
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mount(verb, make, open, establish)
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occasion(verb, make, open, cause)
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pioneer(verb, make, open, leave)
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provoke(verb, make, cause, produce)
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set off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, movement, open)
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set up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, open)
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break the ice(verb, expression, idiom, make, open)
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embark(verb, meet, accept, open)
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establish(verb, form, make, open)
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found(verb, make, open, leave)
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go ahead(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, get)
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go into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, accept)
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introduce(verb, form, make, open, cause)
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make(verb, drive, open, cause)
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precipitate(verb, make, cause, produce)
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