embark on

embark on (http://definr.com/embark on)

     v : get off the ground; "Who started this company?" "We embarked
         on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good
         breakfast"; "We began the new semester": "The afternoon
         session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the
         partisans launched a surprise attack" [syn: start, {start
         up}, commence]