Course and Undertaking

Course

Course noun - A usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result.

Usage example: set out on the course that would lead to a college degree

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Undertaking and course are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Undertaking" instead a noun "Course".

Nearby Words: coursed, coursing, courser, courseware

Undertaking noun - Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.

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Course and undertaking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Course" instead a noun "Undertaking".

Nearby Words: undertake, undertaken, undertaker

certain	certain course	certain undertaking
current	current course	current undertaking
standard	standard course	standard undertaking
difficult	difficult course	difficult undertaking
Other adjectives: small, entire, huge, dangerous, major, final, different, literal, giant.

Of course, Kittan's death is due to him undertaking a Suicide Mission to give the others a chance to survive.

Source: Anime / Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
The Wiccan Rede translates to "If it harms none, do what you will." Of course, that means stopping to think about the potential harm of one's actions before undertaking something and taking the route that will cause the least harm and the most happiness when harm cannot be prevented.

Source: For Happiness

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