8
stretch(noun, action, work, worry, energy)
7
diligence(noun, activity, trouble, work, regard)
7
elbow grease(noun, expression, idiom, performance, action)
7
endeavor(noun, activity, performance, action, go)
7
pain(noun, work, bother, worry, use)
7
striving(noun, performance, action, go, work)
7
sweat(noun, performance, work, energy, strain)
7
tension(noun, worry, energy, strain, burden)
6
drudgery(noun, activity, performance, work, struggle)
6
energy(noun, activity, action, go, work)
6
pains(noun, activity, performance, action, trouble)
6
pressure(noun, drive, worry, energy, strain)
6
pull(noun, activity, work, worry, energy)
5
distress(noun, strain, effort, toil)
5
drive(noun, activity, go, power, strength)
5
grind(noun, performance, work, trial, effort)
5
intensity(noun, activity, go, drive, power)
5
stamina(noun, activity, go, drive, power)
5
usage(noun, act, help, benefit, use)
5
utilization(noun, action, act, work, use)
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