5
toil(noun, activity, performance, action, work)
5
trial(noun, performance, action, go, work)
5
warfare(noun, action, trouble, event, fight)
4
aspiration(noun, drive, love, passion, energy)
4
bid(noun, go, work, try, attempt)
4
conflict(noun, trouble, fight, discord, combat)
4
straining
4
travail(noun, activity, performance, action, work)
4
tug-of-war(noun, action, event, fight, challenge)
3
ambitious(adjective, determined, eager, success, hopeful)
3
emulation(noun, action, trouble, drive, love)
3
endeavour
3
line
3
struggling
3
trouble(noun, activity, performance, action, work)
2
aim(noun, work, energy, struggle, try)
2
air
2
battle(noun, trouble, work, energy, fight)
2
battling(opposing, competing)
2
clash(noun, trouble, work, event, fight)
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