2
row(verb, support, force, maintain, oppose)
2
run for(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
2
scheme(verb, mean, plan, resolve, design)
2
scramble for(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play)
2
scrap(meet, attack, disturb, oppose, fight)
2
scratch(verb, work, drive, determine, strain)
2
seek prize(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
2
shoot for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, meet)
2
shoulder
2
sieve
2
sift
2
slog(verb, work, drive, strain, manage)
2
solicit(verb, plan, criticize, struggle, try)
2
speculate(verb, work, attack, struggle, try)
2
stand firm(verb, expression, idiom, endure, pursue)
2
sweat blood(verb, expression, strain, endeavor)
2
take pains(verb, expression, support, force, maintain)
2
take part(expression, play, join, aid, fight)
2
tangle with(expression, support, force, meet, maintain)
2
tense
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