9
compete(verb, work, meet, attack, oppose)
9
undertake(verb, work, attack, determine, criticize)
8
vie(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight)
8
assay(verb, work, determine, strain, struggle)
8
exert oneself(verb, expression, idiom, support, work)
8
make an effort(verb, expression, idiom, work, attack)
8
travail(noun, verb, support, work, force)
8
tug(verb, work, meet, attack, drive)
8
war(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
7
combat(verb, support, force, meet, attack)
7
drive(verb, work, strain, manage, struggle)
7
exert(verb, push, fight, use, struggle)
6
clash(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
6
scramble(verb, get, try, race, contention)
6
slave(verb, work, drive, strain, manage)
6
tussle(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
5
drudge(verb, work, drive, strain, manage)
5
fence(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
5
go all out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, work)
5
hassle(verb, support, work, force, maintain)
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