at the start
chiefly, first, first thing, initially, mainly, originally, primarily
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yearly - annual, biannual, biennial, bimonthly, biweekly, centenary, centennial, daily, decennial, diurnal, fortnightly, hourly, menstrual, momentary, momently,
Eurasian - Cape Coloured, cross, cross-breed, half blood, half-bred, half-breed, half-caste, high yellow, hybrid, mestizo, mixed-blood, mongrel, mulatto, mule, octoroon,
talking point - argument, case, con, consideration, plea, pleading, pro, reason, refutation
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go for broke - be determined, be in earnest, be resolved, bell the cat, buckle down, buckle to, carry through, court danger, defy danger, die fighting, die hard, do to perfection, do up brown, exhaust every move, flirt with death,
buck fever - agitation, apprehensiveness, attack of nerves, case of nerves, excessive irritability, fear, fidgets, morbid excitability, nerves, nervous stomach, nervousness, panic, spell of nerves, stage fright, state of nerves,
percussive - battery, bells, bones, castanets, celesta, chime, chimes, clappers, crash cymbal, crashing, cymbals, finger cymbals, glockenspiel, gong, maraca,
brotherly - Christian, Christlike, affectionate, agreeable, amiable, amicable, benign, benignant, compassionate, congenial, cordial, decent, devoted, favourable, fraternal,
whorehouse - bawdy house, brothel, clip joint, crib, den, den of thieves, den of vice, disorderly house, dive, dump, fleshpots, gyp joint, hole, house of assignation, house of joy,
hold true - be consistent, be the case, be true, be truthful, conform to fact, hold, hold good, hold together, hold up, hold water, prove out, prove to be, prove true, remain valid, stand the test,
Christianity - beauty of holiness, godlikeness, godliness, godly-mindedness, goodness, heavenliness, heavenly-mindedness, holiness, holy-mindedness, odour of sanctity, otherworldliness, pureness, pureness of heart, purity, righteousness,