work at

flop stumble wallow

blunder bobble flummox fumble grope labor lurch muddle plunge pratfall snafu strive thrash toil toss travail tumble

cast about come apart at the seams drop the ball fall down foul up go at backwards go to pieces make a mess of miss one's cue screw up slip up stub one's toe trip up

idle laze

do well succeed

set about

approach be employed begin devote oneself to engage in get busy with occupy oneself with tackle

apply do engage in execute follow observe perform pursue

fulfill function ply

carry on live up to put into effect specialize in

disregard fail forget ignore miss neglect shun stop

idle

cease halt

conduct engage in execute pursue

continue direct discharge manage perform persist practice wage

carry on carry through follow up put through see through

ignore leave

cease fail halt mismanage neglect stop

exonerate free liberate pardon

conduct continue engage in maintain practice proceed prosecute tackle

adhere cultivate perform ply wage

apply oneself carry on hold to keep on see through

cease forget halt neglect stop

discontinue eschew give up ignore retreat run away shun