| conspire(verb, plan, hint, seek, solicit) |
| contend(verb, work, strain, struggle, try) |
| contend for |
| contrive(verb, plan, hint, seek, solicit) |
| desire(verb, practice, pursue, seek, attempt) |
| do your utmost(verb, expression, idiom, work, struggle) |
| drive(verb, work, struggle, try, seek) |
| endeavor(verb, work, struggle, try, seek) |
| essay(verb, work, struggle, try, seek) |
| exert oneself(verb, expression, work, struggle, try) |
| fight(verb, work, strain, struggle, try) |
| fish for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, plan, hint) |
| go after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, struggle) |
| go all out(expression, idiom, work, struggle, try) |
| go for broke(verb, expression, idiom, work, drive) |
| go for the jugular(expression, idiom, work, drive, struggle) |
| go in for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, desire) |
| go out for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, desire) |
| go the limit(verb, expression, idiom, work, drive) |
| hassle(verb, work, strain, struggle, try) |