| erode(verb, challenge, weaken, dent) |
| chip away |
| attempt(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| contest(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| compete(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| contend(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| drive for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack) |
| endeavor(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| essay(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| exert oneself(verb, expression, work, attack, struggle) |
| go after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack) |
| go all out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, work) |
| go for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack) |
| have a crack(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| have a go(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| have a shot(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| have a stab(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| have a whack(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| knock oneself out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, work) |
| labor(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |