| Outset |
| Day one |
| Beginning |
| Start ___ |
| Square one |
| Very start |
| First moment |
| Starting point |
| Very beginning |
| Outset, informally |
| Beginning, in slang |
| Day one, informally |
| Outset, so to speak |
| Square one, slangily |
| Beginning, informally |
| Beginning, so to speak |
| Very beginning, slangily |
| From the ___ (all along) |
| Very beginning, informally |
| Very beginning, so to speak |
| Very beginning, informally: Hyph. |