| pursue(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| reach for the stars(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| rise(verb, movement, height, obsolete) |
| seek ambitiously(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| seek to(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| set one's heart on(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| set one's sights on(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| shoot for(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| struggle(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| try to reach(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| want to(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| wish for(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| wish to(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| yearn for(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| yearn to(verb, expression, desire, aim) |
| endeavor(noun, verb, work, mean, attack) |
| attempt(verb, work, mean, attack, direct) |
| essay(verb, work, mean, attack, determine) |
| make an effort(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| move upwards(verb, phrasal verb, movement, height, obsolete) |