| contend(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| do level best(verb, expression, idiom, pursue) |
| drive(verb, drop, work, push, struggle) |
| experiment(verb, criticize, pursue, blast) |
| fight(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| give a fling(verb, expression, idiom, pursue) |
| give a whirl(verb, expression, idiom, pursue) |
| give best shot(verb, expression, idiom, pursue) |
| give it a go(verb, expression, idiom, pursue) |
| give it a try(verb, expression, idiom, pursue) |
| give old college try(verb, expression, idiom, pursue) |
| go after(verb, expression, work, struggle) |
| go for the jugular(verb, expression, idiom, work, drive) |
| hassle(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| have a crack(verb, expression, idiom, pursue) |
| have a go at(verb, expression, idiom, pursue) |
| jockey(verb, work, drive, struggle) |
| knock oneself out(verb, expression, idiom, work, struggle) |
| labor(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| make a run at(verb, expression, idiom, pursue) |