S: (n) lesson (a task assigned for individual study) "he did the lesson for today"
S: (n) exercise, example (a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding) "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook"
S: (n) baby (a project of personal concern to someone) "this project is his baby"
S: (n) enterprise, endeavor, endeavour (a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)) "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"
S: (n) operation (a business especially one run on a large scale) "a large-scale farming operation"; "a multinational operation"; "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"; "they had to consolidate their operations"
S: (n) business (the volume of commercial activity) "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"
S: (n) trade, patronage (the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers) "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"
S: (n) custom (habitual patronage) "I have given this tailor my custom for many years"
S: (n) proposition (a task to be dealt with) "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"
S: (n) tall order, large order (a formidable task or requirement) "finishing in time was a tall order but we did it"
S: (n) venture (any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome)
S: (n) joint venture (a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise) "a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows"
S: (n) experiment (a venture at something new or different) "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"
S: (n) campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort (a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end) "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
S: (n) front-porch campaigning, front-porch campaign (a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel) "William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in 1896"; "her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign"
S: (n) hustings (the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making))
S: (n) whispering campaign (the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate)
S: (n) stumping (campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches))
S: (n) sally, sallying forth (a venture off the beaten path) "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"
S: (n) risk, peril, danger (a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury) "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
S: (n) chance (a risk involving danger) "you take a chance when you let her drive"
S: (n) crapshoot (a risky and uncertain venture) "getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot"
S: (v) grimace, make a face, pull a face (contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state) "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
S: (v) yak, gab (talk profusely) "she was yakking away about her grandchildren"
S: (v) fingerspell, finger-spell (communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language) "The Deaf often fingerspell"
S: (v) project (communicate vividly) "He projected his feelings"
S: (v) reach, get through, get hold of, contact (be in or establish communication with) "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
S: (v) ask, inquire, enquire (address a question to and expect an answer from) "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; "I inquired about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
S: (v) nod (lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation) "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"
S: (v) sign (communicate in sign language) "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"
S: (v) telepathize, telepathise (communicate nonverbally by telepathy) "some people believe they can telepathize with others around the world"
S: (v) write (communicate or express by writing) "He wrote about his great love for his wife"
S: (v) radio (transmit messages via radio waves) "he radioed for help"
S: (v) network (communicate with and within a group) "You have to network if you want to get a good job"
S: (v) sign, signal, signalize, signalise (communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs) "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"
S: (v) whistle (utter or express by whistling) "She whistled a melody"
S: (v) give, throw (convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture) "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
S: (v) give, pay (convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow) "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"
S: (v) carry, convey, express (serve as a means for expressing something) "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
S: (v) issue (bring out an official document (such as a warrant))
S: (v) come across, come over (communicate the intended meaning or impression) "He came across very clearly"
S: (v) share (communicate) "I'd like to share this idea with you"
S: (v) get (communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone) "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake"
S: (v) stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project (extend out or project in space) "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
S: (v) project (transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another)
S: (v) project (project on a screen) "The images are projected onto the screen"
S: (v) project (cause to be heard) "His voice projects well"
S: (v) plan, project, contrive, design (make or work out a plan for; devise) "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
S: (v) project, propose (present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.) "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"; "The candidate projects himself as a moderate and a reformer"
S: (v) project, cast, contrive, throw (put or send forth) "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
S: (v) project, send off (throw, send, or cast forward) "project a missile"