from beginning to end; all along

first; original; primitive; original (document etc)

to originate

creator; founder; initiator

to begin; to start; then; only then

from start to finish (idiom)

initial; starting (point)

primogenitor; founder of a school or trade

primitive man; prehistoric human

(lit.) the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom); (fig.) the originator of an evil practice

lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles; the wheel comes full circle

to start from scratch

outset; beginning

to initiate

to initiate; to found

see 固始縣|固始县[Gu4 shi3 Xian4]

see 始興縣|始兴县[Shi3 xing1 Xian4]

(of trains etc) to set off (on a journey); to start (being issued or circulated); to start (happening); originating

to start building

whole story; the ins and outs

starting point

see 建始縣|建始县[Jian4 shi3 Xian4]

comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow; evil omen

to make a new start; to regenerate

not necessarily; may not turn out to be; maybe not

to initiate; to start; the start

from the outset; ab initio

creator; initiator

(computing) to initialize; initialization

old growth forest; primary forest; original forest cover

source code (computing) (Tw, HK)

Gushi, a county in Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4], Henan

school opening ceremony (to mark the start of a semester) (Tw)

Shixing, a county in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong

Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

Eocene system (geology)

archaeopteryx

Jianshi, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei

Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor

a new year begins (idiom)

primitive society

where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish.

not expected at the outset (idiom); unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events

unswerving; unflinching

unswerving from start to finish (idiom)

ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)

to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span

where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish.