| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | activate | to make active |
| 2. | address | to begin dealing with |
| 3. | adopt | to start using |
| 4. | appoint | to assign officially |
| 5. | approve | to accept officially |
| 6. | arise | to begin to exist |
| 7. | authorize | to give official approval |
| 8. | awaken | to bring to activity |
| 9. | begin | to start something |
| 10. | break ground | to start a project |
| 11. | break into | to begin suddenly |
| 12. | breed | to produce or start |
| 13. | bring about | to cause to happen |
| 14. | bring in | to introduce or start |
| 15. | broach | to bring up first |
| 16. | call forth | to bring out |
| 17. | cause | to make happen |
| 18. | charter | to establish by document |
| 19. | clear | to approve for action |
| 20. | commence | to begin formally |
| 21. | commission | to authorize formally |
| 22. | constitute | to form officially |
| 23. | create | to bring into existence |
| 24. | devise | to create initially |
| 25. | draft | to prepare first version |
| 26. | embark on | to begin undertaking |
| 27. | emerge | to come into being |
| 28. | enact | to put into effect |
| 29. | engage in | to begin participating in |
| 30. | engender | to cause to arise |
| 31. | enter into | to begin involvement in |
| 32. | enter on | to begin formally |
| 33. | essay | to attempt or begin |
| 34. | establish | to set up |
| 35. | fire up | to start up |
| 36. | form | to bring together |
| 37. | formalize | to make official |
| 38. | found | to establish initially |
| 39. | founder | to establish as originator |
| 40. | frame | to shape at start |
| 41. | gear up | to prepare to start |
| 42. | generate | to produce or start |
| 43. | get going | to start moving |
| 44. | get off the ground | to start successfully |
| 45. | get underway | to begin progressing |
| 46. | go about | to begin handling |
| 47. | green-light | to give permission to start |
| 48. | implement | to put into action |
| 49. | inaugurate | to begin officially |
| 50. | incorporate | to form legally |
| 51. | induce | to bring about |
| 52. | induct | to admit formally |
| 53. | install | to place in office |
| 54. | instigate | to set off |
| 55. | institute | to establish formally |
| 56. | introduce | to bring in first |
| 57. | kick off | to begin energetically |
| 58. | launch | to start publicly |
| 59. | lead off | to begin first |
| 60. | lead with | to begin by presenting |
| 61. | map out | to plan the beginning |
| 62. | move to | to begin the next step |
| 63. | occasion | to cause to happen |
| 64. | onboard | to integrate as newcomer |
| 65. | open | to begin or make active |
| 66. | organize | to arrange into operation |
| 67. | orient | to introduce to basics |
| 68. | originate | to bring into being |
| 69. | pass | to approve or enact |
| 70. | produce | to bring about |
| 71. | prompt | to bring about |
| 72. | put in place | to establish formally |
| 73. | put into action | to start carrying out |
| 74. | put into effect | to make operative |
| 75. | put to work | to start using |
| 76. | put under way | to get started |
| 77. | ratify | to approve formally |
| 78. | ready | to prepare for action |
| 79. | recruit | to bring in newly |
| 80. | roll out | to introduce officially |
| 81. | rouse | to bring into action |
| 82. | sanction | to approve officially |
| 83. | set about | to begin doing |
| 84. | set in motion | to start a process |
| 85. | set off | to cause to begin |
| 86. | set running | to make operational |
| 87. | set up | to establish or arrange |
| 88. | spark | to start suddenly |
| 89. | spearhead | to lead the start |
| 90. | start | to set in motion |
| 91. | switch on | to make active |
| 92. | tackle | to begin handling |
| 93. | take on | to begin accepting |
| 94. | take up | to begin pursuing |
| 95. | trigger | to cause to start |
| 96. | turn on | to activate |
| 97. | undertake | to begin doing |
| 98. | unfold | to begin to develop |
| 99. | usher in | to mark the start |
| 100. | venture into | to begin exploring |