| hump(verb, determine, strain, struggle, try) |
| hustle(verb, determine, strain, struggle, try) |
| intend(verb, determine, strain, struggle, try) |
| knock oneself out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, work) |
| lift a finger(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| make a bid(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| make a pass at(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, work) |
| make a stab(verb, expression, idiom, try, undertake) |
| make an attempt(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| make effort(verb, expression, determine, try, pursue) |
| peg away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, determine, strain) |
| plug(verb, determine, strain, struggle, try) |
| pour it on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, determine) |
| propose(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| purpose(verb, determine, strain, struggle, try) |
| pursue(verb, criticize, try, blast, seek) |
| put oneself out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, work) |
| put to the test(verb, expression, idiom, work, try) |
| scratch(verb, determine, strain, struggle, try) |
| shoot for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack) |