85 entries under strain topic. ×

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fray(noun, action, fight, challenge)
16
sweat(noun, verb, performance, action, act)
15
grind(noun, verb, performance, action, trouble)
15
push(noun, verb, performance, movement, work)
14
bend over backwards(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, act)
13
go all out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, action)
13
trial(noun, performance, action, trouble, go)
13
undertake(verb, action, act, work, attack)
12
hustle(noun, verb, action, act, work)
12
make every effort(verb, expression, idiom, action, act)
12
plug(verb, action, act, work, determine)
12
seek(verb, action, act, work, attack)
11
dig(verb, action, act, work, determine)
11
essay(noun, verb, go, work, attack)
11
offer(verb, action, act, work, determine)
11
stretch(noun, activity, action, worry, energy)
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travail(noun, verb, performance, support, action)
10
assay(verb, action, act, work, determine)
10
brush(noun, action, work, fight)
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constraint(noun, force, violence, effort)
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