| bear down(verb, expression, struggle, aim, attempt) |
| chip away at(verb, expression, idiom, struggle, aim) |
| compete(verb, struggle, aim, attempt, endeavor) |
| contend(verb, struggle, aim, attempt, endeavor) |
| contest(verb, struggle, aim, attempt, endeavor) |
| do one's best(verb, try) |
| exert oneself(verb, expression, struggle, aim, attempt) |
| knock oneself out(verb, expression, idiom, struggle, aim) |
| labor(verb, struggle, aim, attempt, endeavor) |
| lift a finger(verb, expression, idiom, struggle, aim) |
| make a bid(verb, expression, idiom, struggle, aim) |
| propose(verb, struggle, aim, attempt, endeavor) |
| put oneself out(verb, expression, idiom, struggle, aim) |
| struggle(verb, aim, attempt, endeavor, strive) |
| work(verb, struggle, aim, attempt, endeavor) |
| wrangle(verb, struggle, aim, attempt, endeavor) |