1) Attempt 2) Effort 3) Endeavor 4) Endeavour 5) Giving it 110%, so to speak 6) Making real effort 7) Nisus 8) Pains 9) Strain Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/striving
striving 1. Exerting oneself vigorously; trying hard: 'He was striving to make himself understood by his students.' 2. Making strenuous efforts toward any goal; such as, striving for success. 3. Contending in opposition, conflicting; competing. Quotations If you always do what you`ve alw... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2961/