To start working very hard: “He was slow at first but now he’s really ________.”
| ON THE BALL | 164 |
| GOING AT IT | 82 |
| GOING TO TOWN | 76 |
| BUCKLED DOWN | 41 |
| PICKED UP | 41 |
| CATCHING ON | 30 |
| GETTING WITH IT | 30 |
| GOING TO IT | 30 |
| CAUGHT ON | 28 |
| HARD AT IT | 26 |
| NR | 22 |
| PITCHED IN | 18 |
| HITTING THE BALL | 17 |
| GOING | 15 |
| GOING STRONG | 15 |
| PICKING UP | 13 |
| SPEEDED UP | 13 |
| DIGGING IN | 12 |
| GOING PLACES | 11 |
| FAST | 10 |
| PEPPED UP | 9 |
| PICKED UP SPEED | 9 |
| SPEEDING UP | 9 |
| GOING AFTER IT | 8 |
| PUTTING OUT | 8 |
| WARMED UP | 8 |
| IN THE GROOVE | 7 |
| ON THE BEAM | 7 |
| BALL OF FIRE | 6 |
| GOING GREAT GUNS | 6 |
| GOT THE HANG OF IT | 6 |
| PICKING UP SPEED | 6 |
| POURING IT ON | 6 |
| WORKING HARD | 6 |
| AT IT | 5 |
| BEARING DOWN | 5 |
| BUCKLED DOWN TO IT | 5 |
| GETTING AT IT | 5 |
| GO-GETTER | 5 |
| GOT GOING | 5 |
| HIT HIS STRIDE | 5 |
| MOVING | 5 |
| PITCHING IN | 5 |
| SPEEDY | 5 |
| WITH IT | 5 |
| WORKING | 5 |
| COMING ALONG | 4 |
| COMING ON | 4 |
| ENERGETIC | 4 |
| GOOD | 4 |
| GOT WITH IT | 4 |
| MAKING HAY | 4 |
| PUTTING IT OUT | 4 |
| RARING TO GO | 4 |
| TEARING INTO IT | 4 |
| CAUGHT FIRE | 3 |
| COOKING WITH GAS | 3 |
| DOING THE JOB | 3 |
| DOING WELL | 3 |
| DUG IN | 3 |
| GETTING INTO IT | 3 |
| GOING GOOD | 3 |
| GOING LIKE A HOUSE AFIRE | 3 |
| GOT IT | 3 |
| HITTING ON ALL CYLINDERS | 3 |
| HUSTLING | 3 |
| IMPROVED | 3 |
| MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME | 3 |
| MOVING ALONG | 3 |
| PERKED UP | 3 |
| PICKED UP STEAM | 3 |
| PICKING UP STEAM | 3 |
| PUSHING | 3 |
| STEAMED UP | 3 |
| STEPPING ON IT | 3 |
| TURNING ON | 3 |
| ALL FIRED UP | 2 |
| AMBITIOUS | 2 |
| APPLYING HIMSELF | 2 |
| BUCKLING DOWN | 2 |
| CATCHING UP | 2 |
| COME OUT OF IT | 2 |
| DOING A GOOD JOB | 2 |
| EAGER | 2 |
| EAGER BEAVER | 2 |
| EFFICIENT | 2 |
| GAINED MOMENTUM | 2 |
| GAINED SPEED | 2 |
| GAINING MOMENTUM | 2 |
| GEARED UP | 2 |
| GETTING AFTER IT | 2 |
| GETTING ON THE BALL | 2 |
| GETTING THE HANG OF IT | 2 |
| GETTING THERE | 2 |
| GOING IT | 2 |
| GONE AFTER IT | 2 |
| GONE TO IT | 2 |
| GOOD WORKER | 2 |
| GOT HIS SECOND WIND | 2 |
| GOT UP STEAM | 2 |
| GOTTEN DOWN TO WORK | 2 |
| GUNG-HO | 2 |
| HIT THE BALL | 2 |
| HITTING IT | 2 |
| HITTING IT UP | 2 |
| IMPROVING | 2 |
| IN HIGH GEAR | 2 |
| INDUSTRIOUS | 2 |
| INTERESTED | 2 |
| KNUCKLED DOWN | 2 |
| LAYING INTO IT | 2 |
| LAYING IT ON | 2 |
| MAKING IT | 2 |
| MOVING ON | 2 |
| ONTO IT | 2 |
| PICKED IT UP | 2 |
| PROGRESSING | 2 |
| PUTTING OUT THE WORK | 2 |
| SMART | 2 |
| SPEEDING | 2 |
| STEPPED IT UP | 2 |
| STEPPED UP | 2 |
| SWIFT | 2 |
| TAKING HOLD | 2 |
| UP AND AT IT | 2 |
| VERY FAST | 2 |
| WHIZ | 2 |
| ACCOMPLISHING A LOT | 1 |
| ALL ELBOWS AND ASSHOLE | 1 |
| ALL STEAMED UP | 1 |
| A-STEPPIN’ ON IT | 1 |
| AT TOP SPEED | 1 |
| BALLIN’ THE JACK | 1 |
| BEARING DOWN ON IT | 1 |
| BEEN IGNITED | 1 |
| BOMBING ALONG | 1 |
| BUCKLED IN | 1 |
| BUCKLED IN TO IT | 1 |
| BUILDING UP STEAM | 1 |
| BULLING INTO IT | 1 |
| BURNIN’ ‘EM UP | 1 |
| BUSY EVERY MINUTE | 1 |
| BUZZING AROUND | 1 |
| CAUGHT HOLD | 1 |
| CAUGHT UP | 1 |
| CHOPPIN’ COTTON | 1 |
| CHURNING | 1 |
| COME ALONG | 1 |
| COMING | 1 |
| COMING AROUND | 1 |
| COMING ON STRONG | 1 |
| COMING TO TOWN | 1 |
| CRACKING | 1 |
| CRANKED UP | 1 |
| CUTTING THE ICE | 1 |
| DIGGING | 1 |
| DIGGING DOWN INTO IT | 1 |
| DIGGING INTO IT | 1 |
| DIGGING IT UP | 1 |
| DOING ALL RIGHT | 1 |
| DOING BETTER | 1 |
| DOING GOOD | 1 |
| DOING GOOD WORK | 1 |
| DOING HIS JOB | 1 |
| DOING IT | 1 |
| DOING THINGS | 1 |
| DOWN TO BRASS TACKS | 1 |
| ENTHUSED | 1 |
| FAST ON HIS WORK | 1 |
| FEELING HIS OATS | 1 |
| FORGING AHEAD | 1 |
| FOUND HIS PACE | 1 |
| FULL OF AMBITION | 1 |
| FULL OF MUSTARD | 1 |
| FULL OF PEP | 1 |
| FULL OF VITALITY | 1 |
| GAINING SPEED | 1 |
| GETS HER | 1 |
| GETS TO IT | 1 |
| GETTING A MOVE ON | 1 |
| GETTING ALONG | 1 |
| GETTING DOWN TO IT | 1 |
| GETTING GOING | 1 |
| GETTING HIMSELF TOGETHER | 1 |
| GETTING IT | 1 |
| GETTING ON | 1 |
| GETTING ON WITH IT | 1 |
| GETTING ONTO HIS JOB | 1 |
| GETTING PEART | 1 |
| GETTING SOMEWHERE | 1 |
| GETTING STEAMED UP | 1 |
| GETTING THE JOB DONE | 1 |
| GETTING THE KNACK OF IT | 1 |
| GETTING TOGETHER | 1 |
| GETTING UP SPEED | 1 |
| GETTING WARMED UP | 1 |
| GIVIN’ HER HELL | 1 |
| GIVING A HAND | 1 |
| GIVING IT ALL HE’S GOT | 1 |
| GIVING IT HELL | 1 |
| GIVING IT HIS BEST | 1 |
| GOING AT IT HAMMER AND TONGS | 1 |
| GOING BLUE BLAZES | 1 |
| GOING FOR IT | 1 |
| GOING FULL SPEED | 1 |
| GOING FULL SPEED AHEAD | 1 |
| GOING GOOD AND HARD | 1 |
| GOING GUNS | 1 |
| GOING HAMMER AND TONG | 1 |
| GOING HARD | 1 |
| GOING LIKE A WILD MAN | 1 |
| GOING LIKE MAD | 1 |
| GOING TO TOWN WITH IT | 1 |
| GOING TO WORK | 1 |
| GONE AT IT | 1 |
| GONE DOWN TO BRASS TACKS | 1 |
| GOT A HEAD OF STEAM | 1 |
| GOT A MOVE | 1 |
| GOT A MOVE ON | 1 |
| GOT A MOVE ON HIM | 1 |
| GOT AT IT | 1 |
| GOT FAST | 1 |
| GOT HER IN GEAR | 1 |
| GOT HIS BACK INTO IT | 1 |
| GOT HIS HIND END IN HIGH GEAR | 1 |
| GOT HIS NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE | 1 |
| GOT HIS STEAM ON | 1 |
| GOT HIS STEAM UP | 1 |
| GOT HIS TEETH INTO IT | 1 |
| GOT IN THE SADDLE | 1 |
| GOT INTO MOTION | 1 |
| GOT IT FOR GOOD | 1 |
| GOT ON THE BALL | 1 |
| GOT PEP | 1 |
| GOT STARTED | 1 |
| GOT THE BIT IN HIS TEETH | 1 |
| GOT THE RAG OUT | 1 |
| GOT THE VIM | 1 |
| GOT UP FULL STEAM | 1 |
| GOTTEN INTO A BIG SWEAT | 1 |
| GOTTEN INTO IT | 1 |
| GOTTEN INTO THE GROOVE | 1 |
| GOTTEN INTO THE SWING OF IT | 1 |
| GOTTEN UNDERWAY | 1 |
| GOTTEN UP STEAM | 1 |
| GRABBED HOLD | 1 |
| HARD AT WORK | 1 |
| HAS HIMSELF TOGETHER | 1 |
| HEAVES TO IT | 1 |
| HEP | 1 |
| HITTING HIS STRIDE | 1 |
| HITTING IT HARD | 1 |
| HITTING IT ON THE BALL | 1 |
| HITTING THE HIGH POINTS | 1 |
| HOPPING TO IT | 1 |
| HOWING IN | 1 |
| HUMPING | 1 |
| HURRIED UP | 1 |
| HUSTLER | 1 |
| IN ACTION | 1 |
| IN FLIGHT | 1 |
| IN FULL SWING | 1 |
| IN GEAR | 1 |
| IN HIS STRIDE | 1 |
| IN STEP | 1 |
| IN THE COLLAR | 1 |
| IN THE HARNESS | 1 |
| IN THE SWING OF THINGS | 1 |
| IN THERE PITCHING | 1 |
| KNUCKLING DOWN | 1 |
| LABORING | 1 |
| LIGHTS IN | 1 |
| LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE | 1 |
| LIT INTO IT | 1 |
| LIVE WIRE | 1 |
| MADE HIS SECOND WIND | 1 |
| MAKING HIS WAY | 1 |
| MAKING OUT | 1 |
| MAKING PROGRESS | 1 |
| MAKING STRIDES | 1 |
| MAKING THE FUR FLY | 1 |
| MAKING THE GRADE | 1 |
| MAKING TIME | 1 |
| MASTERED IT | 1 |
| MOVING AT A FASTER PACE | 1 |
| MOVING IT | 1 |
| MOVING OUT | 1 |
| NEW BROOM SWEEP CLEAN | 1 |
| OFF HIS NOODLE | 1 |
| OFF THE DIME | 1 |
| ON | 1 |
| ON FIRE | 1 |
| ON HIS TOES | 1 |
| ON HIS WAY | 1 |
| ON THE BING | 1 |
| ON THE FRONT BURNER | 1 |
| ON THE GO | 1 |
| ON THE JOB | 1 |
| ON THE KINIPOPO | 1 |
| ON THE STICK | 1 |
| ONTO HIMSELF | 1 |
| PAYING OFF | 1 |
| PEART | 1 |
| PEARTING UP | 1 |
| PEPPED IT UP | 1 |
| PEPPING IT UP | 1 |
| PEPPING UP | 1 |
| PEPPY | 1 |
| PERCOLATING | 1 |
| PERCULATING | 1 |
| PERFECT FIREBALL | 1 |
| PERKING | 1 |
| PICKED UP THE PACE | 1 |
| PICKING IT UP | 1 |
| PICKING UP FAST | 1 |
| PITCHING | 1 |
| PLENTY ON THE BALL | 1 |
| PLOWING IN | 1 |
| PLUGGING | 1 |
| PLUGGING ALONG | 1 |
| POTENT | 1 |
| POURED ON THE COALS | 1 |
| PRESSING | 1 |
| PRETTY SPEEDY | 1 |
| PRODUCING | 1 |
| PROGRESSED | 1 |
| PULLING HIMSELF TOGETHER | 1 |
| PULLING IN | 1 |
| PUSHER | 1 |
| PUSHING FORWARD | 1 |
| PUSHING IT | 1 |
| PUSHING ON IT | 1 |
| PUT HIS MIND TO IT | 1 |
| PUT ON STEAM | 1 |
| PUT THE STEAM ON | 1 |
| PUTTING HIS BACK TO IT | 1 |
| PUTTING HIS SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL | 1 |
| PUTTING IT ON | 1 |
| PUTTING ON STEAM | 1 |
| PUTTING ON THE DOG | 1 |
| PUTTING ON THE PRESSURE | 1 |
| PUTTING ON THE STEAM | 1 |
| PUTTING OUT THE MUSCLES | 1 |
| QUICK AS A FLASH | 1 |
| READY TO GO | 1 |
| REALLY GOING TO TOWN | 1 |
| RIGHT ON THE BALL | 1 |
| ROLLING | 1 |
| RUSHING | 1 |
| SAWING WOOD | 1 |
| SET A PACE | 1 |
| SET HIS STRIDE | 1 |
| SETTING TO | 1 |
| SHAPED UP | 1 |
| SHAPING UP | 1 |
| SLAVING | 1 |
| SMART HAND | 1 |
| SNAPPED INTO IT | 1 |
| SNAPPING TO IT | 1 |
| SPEED UP | 1 |
| STARTED | 1 |
| STARTED PEPPING UP | 1 |
| STARTED TO WORK | 1 |
| STAYING THERE | 1 |
| STEPPED UP THE PACE | 1 |
| STEPPING INTO IT | 1 |
| STEPPING UP | 1 |
| STRUTTING HIS STUFF | 1 |
| SWEATING | 1 |
| SWIMMING | 1 |
| TAKEN AN INTEREST | 1 |
| TAKEN OFF | 1 |
| TAKING A TURN | 1 |
| TAKING ON | 1 |
| TAKING TO IT | 1 |
| TAKING UP THE SLACK | 1 |
| TEAMED UP | 1 |
| TEARING HIS SHIRT | 1 |
| TEARING IN | 1 |
| THROWING HIMSELF AT IT | 1 |
| TOOK AHOLD | 1 |
| TRAVELING | 1 |
| TRYING | 1 |
| TRYING TO GET IT | 1 |
| TUNED UP | 1 |
| TURNED IT ON | 1 |
| TURNED TO | 1 |
| TURNING ALONG | 1 |
| TURNING IT OUT | 1 |
| TURNING ON THE POWER | 1 |
| TURNING WORK | 1 |
| UNDER WAY | 1 |
| UP AND ABOUT | 1 |
| UP AND COMING | 1 |
| UP ON HIS WORK | 1 |
| UP TO IT | 1 |
| VERY ENERGETIC | 1 |
| VIGOROUS | 1 |
| WARMING UP | 1 |
| WHIPPED UP | 1 |
| WHIRLWIND | 1 |
| WORK-BRITTLE | 1 |
| WORKED UP A SWEAT | 1 |
| WORKING FAST | 1 |
| WORKING HARD AT IT | 1 |
| WORKING LIKE A BEAVER | 1 |
| WORKING LIKE A HORSE | 1 |
| WORKING LIKE A NIGGER | 1 |
| WORKING LIKE AN IDIOT | 1 |
| WORKING LIKE HELL | 1 |
| WORKING LIKE MAD | 1 |
| WORKING MUCH HARDER | 1 |
| WORKING UP A STORM | 1 |
| WORKING WITH A WILL | 1 |
| WOUND UP | 1 |
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