end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house); start of a rise (e.g. in prices)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails