to begin a creative process or project using a certain idea or material
начать творческий процесс или проект, используя определенную идею или материал (nachat' tvorcheskiy protsess ili proyekt, ispol'zuyushchiye opredelennuyu ideyu ili material)
"The artist started off with a simple sketch before adding color."
"Художник начал с простого эскиза, прежде чем добавить цвет." (Khodozhnik **nachal s** prostogo eskiza, prezhde chem dobavit' tsvet.)
to laugh so much that your body moves
to sympathize with someone’s pain or situation
to start or improve honest and clear communication
to lose control and start spinning around
to wait for something to happen before acting; to depend on
to accumulate or achieve something, such as points or awards
