| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | action | active process producing change |
| 2. | agency | active force producing a result |
| 3. | agent | active cause or instrument |
| 4. | ascribable to | able to be caused by |
| 5. | attributable to | able to be caused by |
| 6. | author | originator or cause of something |
| 7. | basis | underlying reason or foundation |
| 8. | because of | as a result of |
| 9. | begetting | causing or producing |
| 10. | born of | arising from or caused by |
| 11. | bred by | caused or produced by |
| 12. | bringing about | causing to happen |
| 13. | bringing on | causing something unpleasant |
| 14. | by reason of | because of; due to |
| 15. | catalyst | agent that speeds change |
| 16. | cause | the thing producing an effect |
| 17. | compulsion | force causing action |
| 18. | conditioning | shaping by prior causes |
| 19. | constraint | force shaping what happens |
| 20. | creating | causing to exist |
| 21. | derivation | coming from a source |
| 22. | determinant | factor deciding an outcome |
| 23. | determination | the act of deciding outcomes |
| 24. | driver | main force behind something |
| 25. | driving | actively causing progress |
| 26. | due to | caused by |
| 27. | effecting | bringing about a result |
| 28. | effectuation | the act of bringing about |
| 29. | eliciting | drawing out by causing |
| 30. | emanation | something flowing from a source |
| 31. | enactment | bringing into practical effect |
| 32. | evoking | causing a response or memory |
| 33. | execution | carrying out to produce result |
| 34. | factor | contributing cause or element |
| 35. | flowing from | resulting from or caused by |
| 36. | fostering | encouraging development or growth |
| 37. | fount | source or origin |
| 38. | from | arising out of |
| 39. | fueling | causing to grow stronger |
| 40. | generation | the act of producing |
| 41. | genesis | beginning or origin |
| 42. | giving rise to | causing something to develop |
| 43. | grounds | justifying basis or reason |
| 44. | hand | active role in causing |
| 45. | impetus | driving force behind action |
| 46. | inducement | something that brings about action |
| 47. | inducing | causing or bringing about |
| 48. | induction | bringing about or initiating |
| 49. | influence | power affecting outcomes |
| 50. | initiating | causing to start |
| 51. | initiation | the act of starting |
| 52. | instigating | causing something to begin |
| 53. | instigation | the act of initiating trouble |
| 54. | instrument | means by which something happens |
| 55. | leading to | resulting in or causing |
| 56. | making | causing to become or happen |
| 57. | means | method or agency producing something |
| 58. | mechanism | process producing an effect |
| 59. | motor | driving force or cause |
| 60. | mover | force prompting action |
| 61. | occasion | cause of an event |
| 62. | occasioned by | caused by or due to |
| 63. | occasioning | causing something to happen |
| 64. | on account of | because of; due to |
| 65. | operation | working process causing results |
| 66. | origin | starting source of something |
| 67. | originating | causing to begin |
| 68. | out of | arising from or because of |
| 69. | owing to | because of; caused by |
| 70. | part | contributing role in causing |
| 71. | precipitation | bringing on an event suddenly |
| 72. | pressure | force causing change |
| 73. | prime mover | chief cause or driving force |
| 74. | promoting | helping bring about |
| 75. | prompt | thing causing action |
| 76. | provocation | something that triggers a response |
| 77. | provoking | causing a reaction |
| 78. | reason | basis for why something happens |
| 79. | resulting in | ending up causing something |
| 80. | rise | coming into existence |
| 81. | root | fundamental source or reason |
| 82. | setting off | causing to begin suddenly |
| 83. | source | where something comes from |
| 84. | spark | small cause starting something |
| 85. | spawning | producing or giving rise to |
| 86. | spring | source from which something arises |
| 87. | springing from | arising from or caused by |
| 88. | stemming from | originating from or caused by |
| 89. | stimulus | something prompting a response |
| 90. | through | by means of; because of |
| 91. | traceable to | able to be linked to |
| 92. | trigger | something that sets off events |
| 93. | virtue | effective power or force |
| 94. | wellspring | original source or cause |
| 95. | wherefore | reason why something happens |
| 96. | why | reason or cause |
| 97. | working | active operation producing effects |
| 98. | workings | operations causing outcomes |
| 99. | wrought by | caused by or produced by |
| 100. | yielding | producing as a result |