Hazard
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A type of game played with dice. Chance. The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. An obstacle or other feature which causes risk or danger; originally in sports, and now applied more generally.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To expose to chance; to take a risk. To incur or venture.
Example sentence: I'm not a depressive, but I certainly have mood swings. It's an occupational hazard, I would say, and I'm glad I'm in the occupation I'm in.
Adventure
Part of speech: noun
Definition: That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life.A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.To try the chance; to take the risk.
Example sentence: Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.