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To start to get to know people to avoid social awkwardness and formality
break the ice
socialiseUK
socializeUS
start
be friendly and talkative
get aquainted
get one's feet wet
get to know
lay the first stone
lead off
lead the way
make a start
make friends
make the first move
pave the way
set at ease
set the ball rolling
start the ball rolling
cut the first turf
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To turn up the earth of an area of land, especially before sowing
plowUS
ploughUK
till
cultivate
dig
furrow
ridge
work
harrow
grove
turn over
break up
turn up
turn
break
rake
reap
trench
farm
tend
spade
hoe
fertilizeUS
prepare
fertiliseUK
plant
delve
grow
dress
loosen
mulch
laborUS
labourUK
harvest
crop
seed
ripen
bring under cultivation
exploit
culture
rear
raise
promote
mature
propagate
breed
manage
garden
husband
landscape
move earth
move soil
till the soil
break up ground
break up soil
break up earth
grow crops on
work the land
sow
raise crops
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To be a pioneer in a particular activity
lead the way
spearhead
start
develop
institute
begin
launch
originate
instigate
introduce
pioneer
break new ground
blaze a trail
set a trend
break through
set in motion
put in motion
make the first move
set the ball rolling
initiate things
lay the foundation
lay the first stone
make a start
prepare the way
take the first step
take the initiative
trailblaze
innovate
be the first
take the lead
set an example
be in the vanguard
show the way
forge
initiate
establish
constitute
create
take the initiative in
be the mother of
get ahead
take the lead on
show the way on
be the father of
push the envelope
forge ahead
lead the way for
take the lead in
blaze
prepare the way for
pilot
give birth to
found
prepare
open up
lay the groundwork on
colonizeUS
set up
discover
invent
plant
coloniseUK
lay the foundations of
map out
go out in front
inaugurate
explore
lay the groundwork for
put in place
evolve
revolutionizeUS
think outside the box
light the way
revolutioniseUK
cut a swath
cause
commence
generate
organizeUS
activate
actuate
organiseUK
bring about
get going
kick off
get under way
get off the ground
sow the seeds of
get in operation
get something working
start the ball rolling
get something functioning
lay the first stone of
get the ball rolling
incite
provoke
foment
kindle
raise
inspire
abet
brew
ferment
pick
set off
spark off
trigger off
stir up
whip up
kick-start
open
enact
installUS
fix
invest
bow
settle
rev
instalUK
bring into being
usher in
make up
come up with
come out with
put into place
put into operation
break in
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