| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abide | tolerate or endure |
| 2. | absorb | take in or assume |
| 3. | accept | agree to receive or face |
| 4. | acknowledge | accept as true |
| 5. | address | deal with or tackle |
| 6. | approach | begin to deal with |
| 7. | assail | attack verbally or physically |
| 8. | assume | accept responsibility for |
| 9. | bear | carry or endure |
| 10. | bring aboard | hire or include |
| 11. | brook | tolerate or endure |
| 12. | burden oneself with | accept a heavy duty |
| 13. | carry | support or manage |
| 14. | challenge | take on in competition |
| 15. | collect | gather or receive |
| 16. | come into | receive or acquire |
| 17. | confront | meet boldly or directly |
| 18. | contend with | struggle against or handle |
| 19. | contract | incur or acquire |
| 20. | cope with | deal successfully with |
| 21. | countenance | accept or tolerate |
| 22. | court | seek or invite |
| 23. | dig into | start dealing with |
| 24. | discharge | carry out a duty |
| 25. | duel with | fight or compete with |
| 26. | embark on | begin to undertake |
| 27. | embrace | willingly accept or adopt |
| 28. | encounter | come up against |
| 29. | endure | suffer or bear |
| 30. | engage | become involved with |
| 31. | enlist | engage or recruit |
| 32. | enter into | become involved in |
| 33. | espouse | adopt or support |
| 34. | essay | attempt or undertake |
| 35. | experience | go through |
| 36. | face | confront or deal with |
| 37. | field | handle questions or problems |
| 38. | fight | oppose in conflict |
| 39. | garner | collect or gain |
| 40. | gather | collect or assume |
| 41. | get into | become involved in |
| 42. | go after | pursue or attack |
| 43. | go in for | become involved in |
| 44. | go up against | face in opposition |
| 45. | grapple with | struggle to handle |
| 46. | handle | manage or deal with |
| 47. | hire | engage for work |
| 48. | incur | become subject to |
| 49. | inherit | receive from another |
| 50. | internalize | adopt as your own |
| 51. | invite | bring upon oneself |
| 52. | launch into | begin energetically |
| 53. | load oneself with | take on too much |
| 54. | lock horns with | clash with |
| 55. | manage | deal with successfully |
| 56. | match | equal or compete with |
| 57. | measure oneself against | test against another |
| 58. | meet | face or encounter |
| 59. | move against | act in opposition to |
| 60. | obtain | get or acquire |
| 61. | onboard | bring into a group |
| 62. | oppose | act against |
| 63. | own | acknowledge or claim |
| 64. | perform | carry out |
| 65. | plunge into | begin eagerly |
| 66. | procure | obtain or acquire |
| 67. | prosecute | carry on or pursue |
| 68. | pursue | continue to undertake |
| 69. | rack up | accumulate or incur |
| 70. | receive | be given or accept |
| 71. | recognize | accept or admit |
| 72. | recruit | bring into service |
| 73. | resist | stand against |
| 74. | retain | keep or hire |
| 75. | rise to | meet successfully |
| 76. | rival | compete with |
| 77. | run up | accumulate, especially debt |
| 78. | secure | obtain successfully |
| 79. | set about | start dealing with |
| 80. | shoulder | take responsibility for |
| 81. | sign up | join or enlist |
| 82. | spar with | argue or fight lightly |
| 83. | square off with | prepare to confront |
| 84. | stand up to | resist or confront |
| 85. | step up to | accept responsibility for |
| 86. | sustain | bear or undergo |
| 87. | tackle | deal with directly |
| 88. | take responsibility for | be accountable for |
| 89. | take up | begin or adopt |
| 90. | test oneself against | compete against |
| 91. | tolerate | allow or endure |
| 92. | undergo | experience or endure |
| 93. | undertake | agree to do |
| 94. | venture | dare to undertake |
| 95. | vie with | compete against |
| 96. | wade into | enter forcefully |
| 97. | welcome | accept gladly |
| 98. | win | gain or secure |
| 99. | withstand | resist or endure |
| 100. | wrestle with | struggle to deal with |