Beginning and Lead

Beginning

Beginning noun - The point at which something begins.

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Lead and beginning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead the word "Beginning" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: begin, beginner

Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Beginning and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beginning" instead the word "Lead" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

good	good beginning	good lead
clear	clear beginning	clear lead
original	original beginning	original lead
true	true beginning	true lead
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, great, huge, promising, early, latter, several.

Something that's kind of odd to this trope is that she had a crush on the lead from the beginning and tried to get with him several times, though the lead just found her annoying.

Source: Alpha Bitch / Video Games
Schmuck Bait: Following the screaming girl at the beginning (or just going right instead of towards the mansion) will lead to the player falling into a filthy dungeon.

Source: Video Game / Lakeview Cabin Collection
The Desert Song inverts the usual scenario: Margot is about to marry the false lead Paul at the beginning of the first act finale, but the Red Shadow arrives with the Riffs and captures her.

Source: Romantic False Lead

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