| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | address | give attention to |
| 2. | adjudicate | judge and settle |
| 3. | administer | manage or oversee |
| 4. | answer | respond to adequately |
| 5. | approach | begin to handle |
| 6. | arbitrate | settle by judging |
| 7. | assess | evaluate |
| 8. | attend to | take care of |
| 9. | bear | tolerate or carry |
| 10. | check | stop or restrain |
| 11. | clear up | resolve confusion or trouble |
| 12. | confront | meet boldly |
| 13. | contain | keep within limits |
| 14. | contend with | struggle to handle |
| 15. | control | keep in check |
| 16. | cope with | manage successfully |
| 17. | curb | restrain or limit |
| 18. | defuse | make less tense |
| 19. | diffuse | reduce tension or danger |
| 20. | dispatch | deal with quickly |
| 21. | dispose of | get rid of |
| 22. | ease | make less difficult |
| 23. | eliminate | remove completely |
| 24. | endure | bear over time |
| 25. | engage with | be involved with |
| 26. | examine | inspect carefully |
| 27. | explore | look into |
| 28. | face | confront directly |
| 29. | factor in | include in thinking |
| 30. | fend off | defend against |
| 31. | figure out | understand or solve |
| 32. | finish | bring to an end |
| 33. | fix | repair or solve |
| 34. | forestall | prevent beforehand |
| 35. | get a grip on | gain control of |
| 36. | get through | manage to endure |
| 37. | grapple with | struggle to understand or manage |
| 38. | guard against | take precautions against |
| 39. | handle | manage or take care of |
| 40. | head off | prevent before happening |
| 41. | investigate | examine to discover facts |
| 42. | iron out | remove difficulties |
| 43. | keep in check | control within limits |
| 44. | keep under control | prevent from getting worse |
| 45. | live with | accept and endure |
| 46. | look after | take care of |
| 47. | look into | investigate |
| 48. | maintain | keep in good condition |
| 49. | make sense of | understand |
| 50. | manage | cope with or direct |
| 51. | master | gain control or skill |
| 52. | mediate | intervene to resolve |
| 53. | meet | face or satisfy |
| 54. | mend | repair |
| 55. | mind | take care of |
| 56. | navigate | find a way through |
| 57. | negotiate | work through terms or difficulty |
| 58. | neutralize | make ineffective |
| 59. | nurse | care for closely |
| 60. | overcome | succeed against |
| 61. | oversee | watch and direct |
| 62. | patch up | repair quickly |
| 63. | prepare for | get ready for |
| 64. | probe | investigate deeply |
| 65. | process | deal with systematically |
| 66. | provide for | make preparation for |
| 67. | put in order | organize properly |
| 68. | put right | correct or repair |
| 69. | put up with | tolerate |
| 70. | quell | put an end to |
| 71. | reconcile with | accept after conflict |
| 72. | redress | set right |
| 73. | rein in | control more tightly |
| 74. | remedy | correct or fix |
| 75. | repair | fix damage |
| 76. | resolve | find a solution to |
| 77. | respond to | react appropriately to |
| 78. | review | look over carefully |
| 79. | see to | make sure is handled |
| 80. | set right | correct |
| 81. | settle | resolve completely |
| 82. | solve | find the answer to |
| 83. | sort out | organize or fix |
| 84. | straighten out | make clear or fix |
| 85. | supervise | oversee handling of |
| 86. | surmount | overcome successfully |
| 87. | tackle | try to solve |
| 88. | take care of | handle properly |
| 89. | take on | accept or confront |
| 90. | take up | begin handling |
| 91. | tend to | look after |
| 92. | treat | handle in a certain way |
| 93. | unravel | solve or explain |
| 94. | untangle | make less confused |
| 95. | ward off | prevent or repel |
| 96. | weather | survive successfully |
| 97. | withstand | resist successfully |
| 98. | work on | try to improve |
| 99. | work through | deal with step by step |
| 100. | wrestle with | struggle with mentally |