| hammer(verb, push, struggle, labor) |
| take on(verb, expression, work, drive, manage) |
| aim(verb, work, struggle, seek) |
| apply oneself(verb, expression, drive, report, manage) |
| assay(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| attempt(noun, verb, performance, work, struggle) |
| be gainfully employed(verb, drive, report, manage) |
| bear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, drive) |
| bend over backward(verb, expression, idiom, work, struggle) |
| buckle down(verb, expression, drive, manage) |
| carry on(verb, expression, drive, manage) |
| compete(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| contend(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| do a job(expression, idiom, drive, report, manage) |
| do business(verb, expression, drive, report, manage) |
| earn a living(expression, idiom, drive, report, manage) |
| essay(verb, work, fight, struggle) |
| fight(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| freelance(verb, drive, report, manage) |
| go after(verb, expression, struggle, seek) |