| endeavor(verb, work, struggle, seek) |
| essay(verb, work, struggle, seek) |
| exert oneself(verb, expression, work, struggle) |
| fight(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| give the old college try(verb, expression, idiom, work) |
| go after(verb, expression, work, struggle) |
| go for broke(verb, expression, idiom, work, drive) |
| go for the jugular(expression, idiom, work, drive, struggle) |
| go the limit(verb, expression, idiom, work, drive) |
| hustle(verb, work, seek, labor) |
| jockey(verb, work, drive, struggle) |
| knock oneself out(verb, expression, idiom, work, struggle) |
| labor(verb, work, struggle, seek) |
| moil(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| plug(verb, work, seek, labor) |
| push(verb, work, struggle, seek) |
| scramble(verb, work, drive, struggle) |
| scratch(verb, work, labor, strive) |
| seek(verb, work, struggle, aim) |
| shoot for(verb, expression, work, struggle) |