3
straining
3
striving(noun, verb)
3
waring
2
campaigning(verb, battling)
2
stressed
2
floundering
2
fraught(adjective, strained)
2
hassling(verb, contending)
2
quarrelling
2
toiling
2
vying(verb, contending)
2
wrangling(verb, contending)
1
abrading
1
actioning
1
agitating
1
agonizing(adjective, distressing, disturbing, unbearable, excruciating)
1
aiming
1
antagonizing(verb, contending)
1
arguing(verb, contending)
1
attempting
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