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to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

3

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

fixtures; furnishings; equipment

1

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

2

reading through (a book); finishing (a book)

1

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration

1

smokescreen

8

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

2

secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)

2

feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering

1

to open a book

1

proving ground; test site

2

bite (in fishing)

1

Cambria (old name for Wales)

3

archaeology; archeology

1

Cambrian period

2

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

3

model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)

2

theory

1

paradoxical

1

with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden

2

scale; vernier

1

posterity; future life; life to come

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

property; fortune; assets

2

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

1

utility value

9

outer space; void of space

1

with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

1

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

6

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

2

to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol

2

track and field club

1

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

1

don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

1

why; how

3

to move around

1

concern; interest

1

together with ...

1

easy to deal with; tractable; manageable

1

model or exemplary student

1

dust

3

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

2

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

1

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

1

(warning) flare (esp. used on roads and railways)

1