| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | a party to | one side in involvement |
| 2. | absorbed | fully occupied by something |
| 3. | accessory to | helping in a crime |
| 4. | active | taking part; not passive |
| 5. | affiliated with | officially connected with |
| 6. | aligned with | in agreement or connection |
| 7. | allied with | joined in support or connection |
| 8. | associated | connected with something |
| 9. | attached | emotionally or closely connected |
| 10. | attending to | dealing with carefully |
| 11. | bearing on | relevant to or affecting |
| 12. | behind | causing or supporting something |
| 13. | bogged down in | slowed by complexity or detail |
| 14. | bound up in | closely connected with |
| 15. | busy | actively engaged in activity |
| 16. | caught up in | drawn deeply into something |
| 17. | collaborating in | working jointly in |
| 18. | committed | dedicated or bound to |
| 19. | complicit | involved in wrongdoing knowingly |
| 20. | concerned | connected with or affected by |
| 21. | connected | having a relationship or tie |
| 22. | contributing to | helping bring about something |
| 23. | cooperating in | working together in |
| 24. | coordinated with | working together with |
| 25. | dealing with | handling or addressing |
| 26. | dedicated | devoted to a task |
| 27. | deep in | heavily engaged in something |
| 28. | deeply engaged | strongly occupied or committed |
| 29. | devoted | strongly committed to something |
| 30. | drawn in | pulled into participation |
| 31. | embedded in | firmly fixed within |
| 32. | embroiled | deeply involved in conflict |
| 33. | emotionally invested | having strong personal interest |
| 34. | engaged | actively participating or occupied |
| 35. | engrossed | giving full attention to |
| 36. | enmeshed | caught in a complicated situation |
| 37. | entangled | caught up in something |
| 38. | entering into | becoming part of |
| 39. | factored into | included in consideration |
| 40. | figuring in | having a part in |
| 41. | focused on | giving attention to |
| 42. | fully engaged | completely occupied or involved |
| 43. | germane to | closely related to |
| 44. | going into | being included in |
| 45. | handling | managing or dealing with |
| 46. | hands-on | actively involved in work |
| 47. | having a hand in | helping cause or do |
| 48. | having to do with | related to or concerning |
| 49. | identified with | closely associated with |
| 50. | immersed | deeply absorbed in something |
| 51. | implicated | connected in a wrongdoing |
| 52. | in on | participating in or aware of |
| 53. | included | made part of something |
| 54. | instrumental in | important in causing something |
| 55. | integral to | essentially connected to |
| 56. | integrated | combined into a whole |
| 57. | intertwined | closely connected or linked |
| 58. | invested | emotionally or personally committed |
| 59. | joined in | taking part in |
| 60. | joining in | taking part with others |
| 61. | key to | important in achieving something |
| 62. | knee-deep in | heavily occupied with |
| 63. | liable | legally responsible or involved |
| 64. | linked | joined or connected |
| 65. | looking after | taking responsibility for |
| 66. | managing | dealing with or controlling |
| 67. | material to | important and relevant to |
| 68. | mired in | stuck in a difficult situation |
| 69. | mixed up in | involved in, often negatively |
| 70. | necessary to | needed for something |
| 71. | neck-deep in | deeply involved in something |
| 72. | occupied | busy with something |
| 73. | operative in | having an active role |
| 74. | part of | included within a whole |
| 75. | participating | taking part in something |
| 76. | party to | involved in an agreement |
| 77. | personally invested | emotionally committed to outcome |
| 78. | pertaining to | relating directly to |
| 79. | playing a part | having a role in |
| 80. | preoccupied with | mentally absorbed by |
| 81. | privy to | sharing secret knowledge of |
| 82. | related to | connected to something |
| 83. | relevant to | connected and important to |
| 84. | responsible for | having a role in |
| 85. | roped in | persuaded to join in |
| 86. | seeing to | taking care of |
| 87. | sharing in | taking part in |
| 88. | snarled in | caught in a mess |
| 89. | subsumed in | included within a larger whole |
| 90. | sucked into | drawn unwillingly into something |
| 91. | swept up in | carried into intense involvement |
| 92. | taking part | participating in something |
| 93. | tangled in | caught in complications |
| 94. | tied to | closely connected to |
| 95. | touching on | relating to partly |
| 96. | vital to | very important to |
| 97. | working on | actively dealing with |
| 98. | working through | dealing with step by step |
| 99. | woven into | made part of closely |
| 100. | wrapped up | deeply occupied or absorbed |