activity, art, business, calling, campaign, career, career building, careerism, cause, commitment, craft, crusade, drive, faith, game, great cause, handicraft, interest, issue, line, line of business, line of work, mass movement, metier, mission, movement, mystery, number, occupation, practice, principle, profession, pursuit, racket, reason for being, specialization, specialty, trade, vocation, walk, walk of life, work

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