Begin and Stem

Begin

Begin verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).

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Stem and begin are semantically related. in emerge topic. In some cases you can use "Stem" instead a verb "Begin".

Nearby Word: beginning

Stem verb - Remove the stem from.

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Begin and stem are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Begin" instead a verb "Stem".

work	begin work	stem work
end	begin end	stem end
episode	begin episode	stem episode
time	begin time	stem time
Other words: level, rise, invasion, war.

Bookends: Mark Watney's efforts to survive Mars begin with him planting Thanksgiving potatoes, with him stroking the stem of one of his new crops.

Source: Film / The Martian
Gary clearly wasn't happy in the 90's to begin with and most of his problems stem from trying to juggle his life with her and his life with Phoebe.

Source: Series / Goodnight Sweetheart
In the case of the Baron and Toto, their speech seems to stem from the fact that they're magical artifacts to begin with.

Source: Anime / The Cat Returns