| i dare you |
| begin(verb, go, set, open, start) |
| set in motion(verb, expression, idiom, make, open) |
| commence(verb, open, start, initiate, begin) |
| fall to(verb, phrasal verb, act, beginning, starting) |
| launch(verb, make, open, start, encourage) |
| start up |
| issue forth(verb, expression, set, rise, enter) |
| kick off |
| send off(verb, expression, set, rise, enter) |
| set off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, set) |
| set out(verb, expression, go, start, leave) |
| start(verb, make, go, open, encourage) |
| start in(verb, phrasal verb, act, beginning, starting) |
| start out(verb, phrasal verb, act, beginning, starting) |
| take off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, set) |
| activate(verb, start) |
| affect(verb, get, cause, touch, encourage) |
| animate(verb, get, touch, encourage, stimulate) |
| arise(verb, set, open, start, rise) |