11
strive(verb, work, attack, determine, strain)
10
attempt(verb, work, attack, struggle, try)
10
endeavour(verb, try)
9
essay(verb, work, attack, determine, strain)
9
try(verb, work, attack, determine, strain)
6
aspire(verb, work, attack, determine, strain)
6
venture(verb, work, attack, determine, strain)
5
undertake(verb, work, attack, determine, strain)
4
seek(verb, work, attack, determine, strain)
4
strain(verb, determine, apply, undertake, strive)
4
struggle(verb, work, attack, determine, strain)
3
endeavor(verb, work, attack, struggle, try)
3
exert(verb, move, shift, rouse, awake)
3
exert oneself(verb, expression, work, attack, struggle)
2
assay(verb, determine, strain, apply, undertake)
2
finger
2
go for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack)
2
have a crack(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack)
2
labor(verb, work, attack, determine, strain)
2
offer(verb, determine, strain, apply, undertake)
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