5
endeavor(verb, push, fight, use, struggle)
5
handle(verb, control, go, work, accept)
5
throw(verb, control, work, cause, maintain)
4
labor(verb, break, go, develop, worry)
4
maintain(verb, control, use, exercise)
4
effect(verb, make, work, accept, cause)
4
put out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, work)
4
make an effort(verb, expression, idiom, move, shift)
4
make use of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, control)
4
manipulate(verb, control, go, work, accept)
4
wrestle(verb, fight, struggle, physically, mentally)
3
attempt
3
discharge(verb, require, apply, sanction, accomplish)
3
endeavour
3
enforce(verb, move, take, go, work)
3
execute(verb, make, work, accept, play)
3
go all out(verb, expression, idiom, push, struggle)
3
labour
3
manage(verb, control, go, work, accept)
3
play(verb, make, go, work, accept)
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