Cause and First step

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

First step and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "First step" instead a noun "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

First step noun - The first of a series of actions.

Cause and first step are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun phrase "First step".