foundation, basis

foundation stone, cornerstone

rough plan, draft

foundation stone, cornerstone

basic or standard deduction

foundation materials

laying a cornerstone (foundation stone)

pillar of state

plinth

base stone for the central pillar of a pagoda

to lay the foundation (for)

strip foundation, continuous foundation, continuous footing

floating foundation

cornerstone (foundation stone) ceremony

fundamental, basic

basic rate, base rate

footing beam

basic training, practicing the basics

basic training, practicing the basics

groundwork, solidifying the fundamentals, training of the basics

to lay the foundation for (e.g. a theory), to lay the basis for

basic research

foundation works

preclinical study, basic study

fundamental knowledge, the basics

basal metabolism

basal body temperature

basic science

infrastructure

foundation engineering