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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

work go
activity directed toward making or doing something

labor, labour, toil
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

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roping go
capturing cattle or horses with a lasso
corvee go
unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes
plodding, grind, drudgery, donkeywork go
hard monotonous routine work
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat go
use of physical or mental energy
hunt, hunting go
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
hackwork go
professional work done according to formula
haymaking go
cutting grass and curing it to make hay
manual labor, manual labour go
labor done with the hands
overwork, overworking go
the act of working too much or too long
slavery go
work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay