18
struggle(noun, performance, action, trouble, go)
14
effort(noun, activity, performance, company, action)
12
exertion(noun, performance, action, go, work)
12
strain(noun, activity, action, work, energy)
11
attempt(noun, activity, performance, company, action)
11
try(noun, company, go, work, energy)
9
essay(noun, company, go, work, energy)
8
nisus
8
pains(noun, activity, performance, action, work)
7
aspiring(verb, adjective, energetic, enthusiastic, determined)
7
competition(noun, trouble, fight, conflict, contest)
7
endeavor(noun, activity, performance, company, action)
7
undertaking(noun, verb, performance, company, go)
7
work(noun, company, energy, firm, struggle)
6
contest(noun, trouble, work, event, fight)
6
endeavoring(verb, pursuing)
6
rivalry(noun, trouble, event, fight, challenge)
6
strife(noun, trouble, work, event, energy)
5
ambition(noun, drive, determination, success, motivation)
5
enterprise(noun, drive, love, passion, energy)
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