| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | achievement-oriented | focused on success through effort |
| 2. | all-out | using complete effort |
| 3. | ambitious | driven to achieve through effort |
| 4. | assiduous | showing persistent, careful effort |
| 5. | assiduously | with persistent careful effort |
| 6. | attentive | giving careful effort and notice |
| 7. | battling | making effort against opposition |
| 8. | bending over backward | making extra effort to help |
| 9. | breaking a sweat | showing physical effort |
| 10. | burning the midnight oil | working late with effort |
| 11. | businesslike | showing practical focused effort |
| 12. | busting a gut | making extreme effort |
| 13. | can-do | showing willing effort |
| 14. | careful | showing attentive effort |
| 15. | ceaseless | continuing effort without pause |
| 16. | committed | giving full effort to something |
| 17. | conscientious | careful and hardworking |
| 18. | cooperative | making effort with others |
| 19. | dedicated | devoted and effortful |
| 20. | determined | showing firm effort toward a goal |
| 21. | diligent | showing careful, steady effort |
| 22. | diligently | with steady careful effort |
| 23. | disciplined | showing controlled consistent effort |
| 24. | dogged | showing stubborn, steady effort |
| 25. | driven | strongly motivated to keep trying |
| 26. | dynamic | full of energy and effort |
| 27. | earnest | serious and sincere in effort |
| 28. | energetic | showing lively effort |
| 29. | engaged | actively involved with effort |
| 30. | enterprising | showing initiative and effort |
| 31. | fighting | putting in strong effort |
| 32. | fired-up | full of motivated effort |
| 33. | flat-out | done at full effort |
| 34. | focused | giving close attention and effort |
| 35. | forceful | showing strong effort |
| 36. | forging ahead | moving forward with effort |
| 37. | full-tilt | at maximum effort |
| 38. | game | willing to make the effort |
| 39. | going all out | using maximum effort |
| 40. | going the extra mile | making more effort than expected |
| 41. | gritty | showing courage and effort |
| 42. | gung-ho | eagerly energetic in effort |
| 43. | gutsy | showing bold effort |
| 44. | hands-on | personally doing the effort |
| 45. | hardworking | putting in a lot of effort |
| 46. | hearty | showing strong energetic effort |
| 47. | heroic | showing exceptional effort |
| 48. | high-energy | full of energetic effort |
| 49. | high-powered | showing intense effort and energy |
| 50. | hustling | working with urgent effort |
| 51. | indefatigable | never tiring in effort |
| 52. | industrious | working hard and productively |
| 53. | intense | showing strong concentrated effort |
| 54. | intent | showing concentrated effort |
| 55. | intentional | done with purposeful effort |
| 56. | involved | actively putting in effort |
| 57. | keen | enthusiastic and effortful |
| 58. | keeping at it | continuing effort persistently |
| 59. | laborious | involving much effort |
| 60. | methodical | showing orderly, careful effort |
| 61. | meticulous | showing very careful effort |
| 62. | mindful | showing thoughtful effort |
| 63. | motivated | willing to put in effort |
| 64. | on the job | actively working with effort |
| 65. | painstaking | done with great care and effort |
| 66. | persevering | continuing effort through hardship |
| 67. | persistent | continuing effort despite difficulty |
| 68. | plugging away | working steadily despite difficulty |
| 69. | professional | showing serious reliable effort |
| 70. | purposeful | showing directed effort |
| 71. | pushing | applying effort to advance |
| 72. | relentless | continuing effort without stopping |
| 73. | reliable | consistently making the effort |
| 74. | resolute | firm in effort and purpose |
| 75. | resourceful | using effort and ingenuity well |
| 76. | results-driven | pushing effort toward outcomes |
| 77. | robust | strong and energetic in effort |
| 78. | scrappy | showing gritty effort |
| 79. | scrupulous | showing exact, careful effort |
| 80. | steadfast | constant in effort |
| 81. | strenuous | requiring great effort or energy |
| 82. | striving | making great effort |
| 83. | studious | showing effort in learning |
| 84. | sweaty | showing physical effort |
| 85. | systematic | done with organized effort |
| 86. | tenacious | holding on with strong effort |
| 87. | thorough | done with complete effort |
| 88. | tireless | showing effort without getting tired |
| 89. | trying | making an effort |
| 90. | unflagging | not losing effort or energy |
| 91. | unremitting | never relaxing effort |
| 92. | unsparing | not holding back effort |
| 93. | untiring | continuing effort without tiring |
| 94. | up-and-doing | active and ready for effort |
| 95. | valiant | showing brave effort |
| 96. | vigorous | full of energy and effort |
| 97. | wholehearted | showing complete effort and sincerity |
| 98. | willing | ready to put in effort |
| 99. | workmanlike | done with competent effort |
| 100. | zealous | showing eager effort |
