| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | act | perform a role or function |
| 2. | action | thing done or performed |
| 3. | activity | thing being done |
| 4. | administration | management of affairs or operations |
| 5. | analysis | detailed examination or study |
| 6. | application | focused effort or use |
| 7. | appointment | official job or position |
| 8. | assignment | task given to someone |
| 9. | be effective | produce the intended result |
| 10. | build | construct or develop |
| 11. | business | commercial activity or concern |
| 12. | busywork | minor tasks with little value |
| 13. | calling | strongly felt vocation |
| 14. | career | long-term professional activity |
| 15. | chore | routine task, often unpleasant |
| 16. | composition | written or artistic creation |
| 17. | consulting | paid expert advisory activity |
| 18. | coursework | assigned academic tasks |
| 19. | craft | skilled practical activity |
| 20. | creation | thing made or produced |
| 21. | day job | main regular paid job |
| 22. | deliver | produce promised results |
| 23. | develop | create or improve over time |
| 24. | devise | create by planning |
| 25. | diligence | careful steady effort |
| 26. | doing | activity or action performed |
| 27. | drudgery | dull hard labor |
| 28. | duty | required responsibility or task |
| 29. | effort | exertion toward a goal |
| 30. | elbow grease | vigorous physical effort |
| 31. | employment | paid occupation or job |
| 32. | endeavor | serious attempt or effort |
| 33. | enterprise | ambitious project or activity |
| 34. | errand | short task done elsewhere |
| 35. | execution | carrying out a task |
| 36. | exertion | physical or mental effort |
| 37. | fabricate | make or construct something |
| 38. | fashion | make or shape carefully |
| 39. | fieldwork | research done outside the office |
| 40. | forge | create with effort |
| 41. | form | make or shape |
| 42. | freelancing | self-employed paid activity |
| 43. | function | purpose or operating role |
| 44. | functioning | operating or performing properly |
| 45. | generate | produce or create |
| 46. | gig | temporary job or engagement |
| 47. | go | function or operate |
| 48. | going | functioning or progressing |
| 49. | grind | tedious demanding effort |
| 50. | handle | deal with a task |
| 51. | homework | school tasks done at home |
| 52. | housework | domestic cleaning and chores |
| 53. | implementation | putting a plan into effect |
| 54. | job | paid employment or a task |
| 55. | labor | physical or mental effort |
| 56. | legwork | practical preliminary tasks |
| 57. | make | create or produce |
| 58. | manage | handle or control successfully |
| 59. | management | running or supervising activity |
| 60. | manufacture | make goods by process |
| 61. | mission | important assigned task |
| 62. | occupation | regular job or profession |
| 63. | oeuvre | artist’s collected creations |
| 64. | operate | function or run properly |
| 65. | operation | organized activity or process |
| 66. | opus | major artistic creation |
| 67. | output | amount produced by effort |
| 68. | piece | created item or composition |
| 69. | placement | assigned job or post |
| 70. | position | role in an organization |
| 71. | post | appointed job or position |
| 72. | product | thing produced by effort |
| 73. | production | act or amount of producing |
| 74. | profession | skilled paid occupation |
| 75. | project | planned piece of activity |
| 76. | pursuit | activity followed regularly |
| 77. | research | systematic investigation or study |
| 78. | role | function or assigned position |
| 79. | run | operate or function |
| 80. | running | operating or functioning |
| 81. | see to | take care of |
| 82. | serve | perform a function or role |
| 83. | service | helpful activity performed for others |
| 84. | slog | long tiring effort |
| 85. | spadework | preparatory labor or research |
| 86. | strain | demanding effort or pressure |
| 87. | study | scholarly task or investigation |
| 88. | sweat | hard physical effort |
| 89. | tackle | begin dealing with a task |
| 90. | task | piece of required activity |
| 91. | teaching | instruction as paid activity |
| 92. | teamwork | cooperative effort by a group |
| 93. | toil | hard tiring labor |
| 94. | trade | skilled manual occupation |
| 95. | travail | painful or exhausting labor |
| 96. | undertaking | task or enterprise attempted |
| 97. | vocation | chosen career or calling |
| 98. | write | produce written material |
| 99. | writing | written composition or activity |
| 100. | yield | produce as a result |