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struggle(verb, support, action, act, work)
25
contend(verb, work, meet, attack, disturb)
23
attempt(verb, work, mean, meet, attack)
21
try(verb, give, work, mean, attack)
20
fight(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
17
essay(verb, work, mean, attack, determine)
13
battle(noun, verb, meet, attack, oppose)
11
contest(verb, support, work, force, meet)
9
wrestle(verb, meet, attack, worry)
9
compete(verb, work, meet, attack, oppose)
8
vie(verb, meet, oppose, fight)
6
clash(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
6
tussle(verb, meet, attack, fight)
5
fence(verb, fight, challenge, face)
5
joust(verb, meet, attack, fight)
5
spar(verb, meet, attack, fight)
5
take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, work)
4
collide(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
4
grapple(verb, meet, attack, oppose)
4
tilt(verb, meet, attack, trip, fall)
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