| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accomplish | complete successfully |
| 2. | achieve | succeed in reaching |
| 3. | atone for | make amends for |
| 4. | attain | succeed in reaching |
| 5. | beat | win against |
| 6. | bounce back from | recover quickly from |
| 7. | break free of | escape from restraint |
| 8. | break through | force a way through |
| 9. | bring to heel | force into submission |
| 10. | bypass | go around successfully |
| 11. | check | stop or restrain |
| 12. | conquer | defeat or gain control over |
| 13. | contain | keep within limits |
| 14. | control | keep in check |
| 15. | cope with | deal successfully with |
| 16. | counter | act against successfully |
| 17. | crush | defeat completely |
| 18. | curb | keep under control |
| 19. | deal with | take action on |
| 20. | defeat | win against |
| 21. | dispel | drive away |
| 22. | dispense with | manage without |
| 23. | dominate | control completely |
| 24. | edge past | move slightly ahead of |
| 25. | eliminate | remove entirely |
| 26. | emerge from | come out of successfully |
| 27. | endure | last through difficulty |
| 28. | eradicate | remove completely |
| 29. | escape | get free from |
| 30. | face down | confront successfully |
| 31. | fend off | repel or avoid |
| 32. | fight off | drive away by fighting |
| 33. | fight through | struggle through successfully |
| 34. | fix | make right |
| 35. | foil | prevent success of |
| 36. | free oneself from | escape from control of |
| 37. | frustrate | block from succeeding |
| 38. | get over | recover from or move past |
| 39. | get past | move beyond successfully |
| 40. | get through | pass through successfully |
| 41. | handle | manage successfully |
| 42. | heal | make whole again |
| 43. | hold off | keep at a distance |
| 44. | hold out against | resist successfully |
| 45. | knock out | defeat decisively |
| 46. | liberate oneself from | set oneself free from |
| 47. | live down | overcome bad reputation |
| 48. | make it through | get through successfully |
| 49. | manage | succeed in dealing with |
| 50. | master | gain control of |
| 51. | move beyond | go further than |
| 52. | muscle through | force through by effort |
| 53. | negate | nullify the effect of |
| 54. | neutralize | make ineffective |
| 55. | nullify | make ineffective |
| 56. | outclass | surpass clearly |
| 57. | outdo | do better than |
| 58. | outgrow | grow beyond |
| 59. | outmatch | prove stronger than |
| 60. | outweigh | be more important than |
| 61. | overmaster | dominate completely |
| 62. | overpower | defeat with superior force |
| 63. | overwhelm | defeat by great force |
| 64. | pass through | go through safely |
| 65. | power through | continue with determination |
| 66. | prevail over | win against |
| 67. | pull off | succeed in doing |
| 68. | pull through | recover successfully |
| 69. | push through | continue despite resistance |
| 70. | put away | defeat or dispose of |
| 71. | put down | suppress by force |
| 72. | quell | put an end to |
| 73. | rebound from | recover after setback |
| 74. | recover from | return from difficulty |
| 75. | redress | set right |
| 76. | repel | drive back |
| 77. | repulse | drive back forcefully |
| 78. | resist | hold out against |
| 79. | ride out | survive until it passes |
| 80. | rise above | stay unaffected by |
| 81. | see off | drive away or defeat |
| 82. | shake off | free oneself from |
| 83. | shrug off | dismiss or recover from |
| 84. | slough off | cast off gradually |
| 85. | subdue | bring under control |
| 86. | suppress | put down forcefully |
| 87. | surmount | get past successfully |
| 88. | survive | continue despite hardship |
| 89. | tackle | take on directly |
| 90. | take down | defeat or dismantle |
| 91. | throw off | rid oneself of |
| 92. | thwart | prevent successfully |
| 93. | transcend | go beyond |
| 94. | triumph over | succeed against |
| 95. | vanquish | defeat completely |
| 96. | ward off | keep away |
| 97. | wear down | reduce resistance gradually |
| 98. | weather | come through safely |
| 99. | withstand | resist successfully |
| 100. | work through | deal with step by step |