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go for(verb, expression, meet, attack)
2
have a crack(verb, expression, idiom, attack)
2
make a run at(verb, expression, idiom, determine)
2
peg away(verb, expression, drive, determine)
2
plod(verb, drive, strain, labor)
2
plug(verb, determine, push, strain)
2
plug away(expression, drive, strain, manage)
2
propose(verb, mean, attack, direct)
2
scratch(verb, drive, determine, strain)
2
shoot for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet)
2
slog(verb, drive, strain, manage)
2
speculate(verb, attack, struggle, try)
2
wrangle(verb, support, force, meet)
1
bear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack)
1
chip away at(verb, expression, idiom, attack)
1
drive for(verb, expression, attack, struggle)
1
have a go(verb, expression, idiom, attack)
1
have a shot(verb, expression, idiom, attack)
1
have a stab(verb, expression, idiom, attack)
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have a whack(verb, expression, idiom, attack)
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