42 entries under exertion topic. ×

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toil(noun, performance, work, hard, worry)
17
work(noun, activity, work, restraint, effort)
15
labor(noun, activity, performance, work, hard)
13
slavery(noun, state, work, hard, restraint)
12
travail(noun, performance, work, hard, worry)
11
moil(noun, labor, work, captivity, labour)
11
sweat(noun, performance, work, hard, informal)
11
hard work(expression, noun, work, labor, function)
8
chore(noun, performance, work, hard, struggle)
7
industry(noun, activity, performance, work, struggle)
6
drudge(noun, performance, work, struggle, restraint)
6
slog(noun, work, routine, effort, labor)
5
slogging(noun, performance, struggle, trial, effort)
5
struggle(noun, performance, work, hard, trial)
4
effort(noun, activity, performance, work, trial)
4
manual labor(noun, expression, idiom, work, employment)
2
elbow grease(noun, expression, idiom, performance, work)
1
daily grind(noun, expression, performance, work, hard)
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fagging
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hammering
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