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- start β to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- beginning β The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- commencement β The commencement of something is its beginning.
- initiation β formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
- opening β an open or clear space.
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- far afield β a long distance away
- yonder β being in that place or over there; being that or those over there: That road yonder is the one to take.
- afar β Afar means a long way away.
- off β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- yon β Yonder; that.
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- unblock β to remove a block or obstruction from: to unblock a channel; to unblock a person's credit.
- allow β If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- liberate β to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- loosen β to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- permit β to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- release β to lease again.
- unclog β to free of an obstruction or impediment: to unclog a drain; to unclog rush-hour traffic.
- unfasten β to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
- unlock β to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- begin β To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- disjoin β to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- disunite β to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
- unclose β to open or cause to open
- unplug β to remove a plug or stopper from.
- unseal β to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed: to unseal a letter; to unseal a tomb.
- unstop β to remove the stopper from: to unstop a bottle.
- disconnect β SCSI reconnect
- commence β When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- divide β to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- initiate β to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
- separate β to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- untie β to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
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- far β at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- faraway β distant; remote: faraway lands.
- inaccurate β not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
- unfriendly β not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- unreserved β not restricted; without reservation; full; entire; unqualified: unreserved approval.
- distant β far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- remote β far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- away β If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
- beyond β If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it.
- detached β Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
- loose β free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- open β not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.