| take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, determine) |
| try(verb, work, attack, determine, criticize) |
| undertake(verb, work, attack, determine, criticize) |
| venture(verb, work, attack, determine, criticize) |
| address(verb, determine, strain, struggle, try) |
| apply(verb, determine, strain, fight, struggle) |
| attempt(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| bear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack) |
| bid for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, determine, strain) |
| buck(verb, determine, strain, struggle, try) |
| chip away at(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, work) |
| compete(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| contend(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| contest(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| determine(verb, strain, struggle, try, apply) |
| dig(verb, determine, strain, struggle, try) |
| do level best(verb, expression, idiom, try, pursue) |
| drive at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, determine, strain) |
| drive for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack) |
| experiment(verb, criticize, try, pursue, blast) |