| contest(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| drive for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack) |
| endeavor(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| engage |
| exert oneself(verb, expression, work, attack, struggle) |
| give a go(verb, expression, idiom, try, undertake) |
| give a whirl(verb, expression, idiom, struggle, try) |
| go after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack) |
| go all out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, work) |
| go for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack) |
| have a crack(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| have a rip(verb, expression, idiom, try, undertake) |
| have a whack(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| knock oneself out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, work) |
| labor(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| 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 effort(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |