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