70 entries under strain topic. ×

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toil(noun, verb, activity, performance, work)
16
struggle(noun, verb, performance, action, act)
15
travail(noun, verb, activity, performance, work)
14
grind(noun, verb, performance, study, give)
11
labor(noun, verb, performance, work, drive)
10
strive(verb, work, drive, determine, push)
9
drudge(noun, verb, performance, work, drive)
9
effort(noun, performance, work, energy)
9
slave(verb, work, drive, manage)
9
slog(noun, verb, work, drive)
6
drive(noun, verb, work, manage)
6
elbow grease(noun, expression, idiom, performance, work)
6
exertion(noun, performance, work, energy)
5
endeavor(noun, verb, performance, work, drive)
5
pour it on(verb, expression, idiom, study, give)
4
plod(verb, work, drive, informal)
3
aim(noun, verb, work, meet, determine)
3
apply(verb, work, determine, direct, settle)
3
bear down(verb, expression, study, give, work)
3
hustle(verb, study, give, work, drive)
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