Effort and Process

Effort

Effort noun - The active use of energy in producing a result.

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Process and effort are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Process" instead a noun "Effort".

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

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Effort and process are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effort" instead a noun "Process".

human	human effort	human process
physical	physical effort	physical process
special	special effort	special process
active	active effort	active process
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, hard, massive, necessary, mental, ongoing.

After much effort, even with Marines shooting it alongside you, you succeed in defeating and consuming it, gaining back health and a new power in the process.

Source: From Bad To Worse / Video Games
After a few years of work, they realize that the process will take centuries of effort.

Source: Mordor
The only counterbalancing factor is the sheer luck or effort needed to attain these skills due to the process being a Guide Dang It, but when you get one, its power can trivialize most of the game.

Source: Game Breaker / Etrian Odyssey

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