Achieve
Achieve verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.
Usage example: finally achieved his purpose, which was to form a first-class boys' choir made up of inner-city kids
Work is a synonym for achieve in finish topic. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Achieve", when it comes to topics like effect.
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Achieve is a synonym for work in finish topic. Sometimes you can use "Achieve" instead a verb "Work", if it concerns topics such as effect, manipulate, bring about.
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Both words in one sentence
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Still sort of nifty, until you realize several of the other Adepts (Blue, Yellow, and Red in particular) could work spells to achieve much the same effect.
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While he may work to good ends, he doesn't seem to care much about what happens to the people he uses along the way to achieve those ends.
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Instead, they work with film sales agents to achieve worldwide distribution deals at the major film markets.
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