13
trouble(noun, business, performance, action, work)
11
exertion(noun, activity, performance, action, trouble)
9
effort(noun, activity, performance, action, trouble)
9
striving(noun, activity, performance, action, work)
8
strain(noun, activity, action, trouble, work)
7
hurts(noun, verb)
7
struggle(noun, activity, performance, action, trouble)
6
aches(noun, verb)
6
care(noun, trouble, regard, concern, vigor)
5
anguishes(noun, verb)
5
discomforts(noun, verb)
5
distresses(noun, verb)
5
industry(noun, activity, performance, action, work)
5
labor(noun, activity, performance, action, work)
5
labour
5
nisus
5
pain(noun, penalty)
5
sufferings
5
toil(noun, activity, performance, action, work)
5
torments(noun, verb)
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