Grind and Plan

Grind

Grind noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.

Usage example: the daily grind of a 50-mile commute was getting old

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Plan and grind are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plan" instead a noun "Grind".

Nearby Words: grinding, grinder, grinded

Plan noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.

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Grind and plan are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grind" instead a noun "Plan".

Nearby Words: plant, planned, planed, planner, planing

long	long grind	long plan
particular	particular grind	particular plan
original	original grind	original plan
true	true grind	true plan
Other adjectives: single, real, successful, big, huge, little, ridiculous, previous.

Not a bad thing if you plan to level grind or get more loot from monsters.

Source: Teleporting Keycard Squad
Final Fantasy XIV is no exception to the trope; not only do you have to level grind just to get access to higher level quests, but if you plan to take on side jobs like cooking or weaving, you have to level up your skills in those jobs as well just to be able to make better items.

Source: Level Grinding
Not only has the Big Bad tried to kill your Love Interest, slain the Team Pet, and finally taken over the world, he must grind your self worth into the asphalt and explain to you why you failed to stop his Evil Plan.

Source: "The Reason You Suck" Speech

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