| strive(verb, work, attack, determine, strain) |
| attempt(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| essay(verb, work, attack, determine, strain) |
| try(verb, work, attack, determine, strain) |
| aspire(verb, work, attack, determine, strain) |
| venture(verb, work, attack, determine, strain) |
| undertake(verb, work, attack, determine, strain) |
| seek(verb, work, attack, determine, strain) |
| struggle(verb, work, attack, determine, strain) |
| endeavor(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| exert oneself(verb, expression, work, attack, struggle) |
| go for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack) |
| have a crack(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| labor(verb, work, attack, determine, strain) |
| risk(verb, work, attack, determine, strain) |
| attack(verb, work, struggle, try, seek) |
| bear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack) |
| chip away at(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, work) |
| compete(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| contend(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |