| struggle(verb, action, act, work, effort) |
| assay(verb, work, try, offer, seek) |
| attempt(verb, work, try, offer, seek) |
| bear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, strain) |
| bend over backwards(verb, expression, idiom, work, try) |
| cope(verb, work, try, dig, scratch) |
| dig(verb, work, try, scratch, labor) |
| endeavor(verb, work, strain, try, labor) |
| exert oneself(verb, expression, work, strain, try) |
| give the old college try(verb, expression, idiom, work, try) |
| grind(verb, study, work, strain, try) |
| hustle(verb, work, try, seek, labor) |
| labor(verb, work, strain, try, endeavor) |
| make every effort(verb, expression, idiom, work, try) |
| offer(verb, work, try, seek, labor) |
| plug(verb, work, try, seek, labor) |
| plug away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, strain) |
| scratch(verb, work, try, dig, labor) |
| slave(verb, work, drive, strain, try) |
| strain(verb, work, try, labor, endeavor) |