apply oneself

address attend to bend concentrate on dedicate oneself to devote oneself to exert oneself get serious give give oneself over to keep close to keep one's mind on knuckle down launch into occupy oneself with pitch in plunge into put one's hand to the plow put one's nose to the grindstone set to swing into action take the bull by the horns throw turn

be lazy ignore relax

apply bring to bear exercise expend strive utilize wield

dig employ endeavor labor plug ply push strain struggle throw toil use work

bring into play give all one's got give best shot make effort peg away pour it on put forth put out sweat it try hard

conceal hide idle ignore laze relax rest

con crack a book

rush

bulldoze bustle elbow fly force haste hasten hotfoot impel jog press push race shove speed thrust

be conscientious use elbow grease

delay dissuade leave alone pull repress slow suppress

dally procrastinate wait

coach cogitate consider cram dig examine excogitate grind inquire learn meditate mind peruse plug plunge ponder read refresh think tutor weigh

bone up brood over burn midnight oil bury oneself in crack the books dive into go into go over hit the books learn the ropes mull over perpend polish up pore over read up think out think over

dismiss disregard forget ignore neglect overlook

conduct continue engage in maintain practice proceed prosecute tackle

adhere cultivate perform ply wage

carry on hold to keep on see through work at

cease forget halt neglect stop

discontinue eschew give up ignore retreat run away shun

consider examine learn ponder pore over read think

coach cogitate cram dig excogitate grind inquire lucubrate meditate mind peruse plug plunge refresh tutor weigh

bone up brood over burn midnight oil bury oneself in crack the books dive into go into go over hit the books learn the ropes mull over perpend polish up read up think out think over

disregard forget ignore neglect

begin deal with engage in take on try undertake work on

accept attack attempt essay launch

bang away at come to grips with devote oneself to embark upon give a try give a whirl go for it make a run at pitch into set about square off start the ball rolling take a shot at take in hand take on try on for size turn one's hand to turn to

abstain complete conclude end finish

be lazy

avoid dodge forget idle neglect

labor manage pursue strive toil try

dig drive drudge freelance hustle manufacture moil moonlight ply slog specialize strain sweat

be gainfully employed buckle down carry on do a job do business earn a living have a job hold a job knuckle down nine-to-five it peg away plug away punch a clock take on

stop

be lazy idle laze

destroy relax rest