pursuit

The act or an instance of chasing or pursuing.

The act of striving to gain or accomplish something.

An activity, such as a vocation or hobby, engaged in regularly.

The act of pursuing, or of following briskly for the purpose of overtaking; a following hastily, either for sport or in hostility; the chase, or a chasing.

The act of following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain; the endeavor to attain to or gain.