agony | anguish, great distress; or: death-struggle |
Atlas | giant, sentenced by Zeus to carry the heavens on his shoulders for taking part in the struggle against the gods |
broil | subject to great heat; also: be engaged in a struggle |
buffet | fight, struggle, deal blows |
catch | struggle for breath |
contend | fight, engage in combat, struggle |
controversy | struggle, contending, competitive dispute |
dispute | deal with, handle, struggle against |
fret | struggle, chafe, move in turmoil |
scamble | scramble, struggle, make shift |
sprawl | writhe, struggle, thrash about |
wage | struggle, do battle, vie |
wring | writhe, struggle, twist [as if in pain] |