set about(to initiate or begin some action) verb [UK: set ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈset ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]
undertake [undertook, undertaken, undertaking, undertakes](to start an enterprise) verb [UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈteɪk] [US: ˈʌn.dər.ˌtek]He throws himself headlong into everything he undertakes. = Si butta a capofitto in tutto ciò che intraprende.