starter

/ˈstɑːtər/ noun

Definition

PART OF MEAL [C] UK (US appetizer) › something that you eat as the first part of a meal

SPORTS [C] US › in sports, a member of a team who is involved in a competition from the beginning: At only 20, he's the team's youngest starter.

for starters informal › used to say that something is the first in a list of things: Try this exercise for starters. → See also non-starter

(Definition of starter noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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