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opening(cause, start, top, beginning)
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outbreak(cause, start, beginning, opening)
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outset(top, beginning, opening, creation)
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first stage(expression, start, beginning, opening)
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beginning(action, cause, start, base)
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beginning of venture(expression, start, beginning, opening)
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beginning point(expression, start, beginning, opening)
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starting grid(expression, start, beginning, opening)
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starting position(expression, start, beginning, opening)
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inception(cause, top, beginning, opening)
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initiation(start, top, beginning, opening)
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terminus a quo(expression, start, beginning, opening)
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threshold(start, beginning, opening)
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alpha(start, top, beginning, opening)
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commencement(start, top, beginning, opening)
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dawn(start, top, beginning, opening)
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onset(cause, start, top, beginning)
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point of departure(expression, idiom, top, opening)
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start(cause, beginning, foundation, basis)
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head start(expression, beginnings)
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