| lift a finger(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| make a bid(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| make a pass at(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, work) |
| make a stab(verb, expression, idiom, undertake) |
| make an attempt(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| make an effort(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack) |
| make every effort(verb, expression, idiom, work, struggle) |
| moil(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| offer(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| propose(verb, work, attack, struggle) |
| put oneself out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, work) |
| risk(verb, work, attack, struggle) |
| scramble(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| seek(verb, work, attack, struggle) |
| speculate(verb, work, attack, struggle) |
| strain(verb, work, fight, struggle) |
| sweat(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| take a crack at(verb, expression, idiom, struggle) |
| take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, struggle) |
| toil(verb, work, strain, struggle) |