| take on(verb, expression, work, drive, determine) |
| tug(noun, verb, work, drive, energy) |
| apply oneself(verb, expression, drive, manage) |
| be gainfully employed(verb, drive, manage, pursue) |
| bend over backward(verb, expression, idiom, work, struggle) |
| bid for(verb, expression, determine, strain, struggle) |
| buck(verb, determine, strain, struggle) |
| carry on(verb, expression, drive, manage) |
| compete(verb, work, struggle, seek) |
| contend(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| determine(verb, strain, struggle, apply) |
| do a job(expression, idiom, drive, manage) |
| do business(verb, expression, drive, manage) |
| do your utmost(verb, expression, idiom, work, struggle) |
| drive at(verb, expression, determine, strain, struggle) |
| earn a living(expression, idiom, drive, manage) |
| exert oneself(verb, expression, work, drive, strain) |
| fight(verb, work, strain, struggle) |
| freelance(verb, drive, manage, pursue) |
| go after(verb, expression, struggle, seek) |