Contend (7)

(Other definitions for vie that I've seen before include "Contend for superiority" , "Rival" , "I've got to contend" , "Jockey" , "Try to do better than" .)

(Other definitions for grapple that I've seen before include "Go to work on" , "struggle" , "Fight hand-to-hand" , "Engage in a close fight" , "Wrestle mentally (with)" .)

(Other definitions for strive that I've seen before include "Contend using rivets" , "Venture" , "Exert much effort" , "Make a great effort" , "Building propped against the wall of another" .)

(Other definitions for hold that I've seen before include "Ship's storage space" , "Keep in one's grasp" , "Keep; part of ship" , "Keep; cargo space" , "Ship's storage area" .)

(Other definitions for cope that I've seen before include "Deal with, manage successfully" , "Handle a situation" , "Priest's ceremonial cloak" , "Rise to the occasion" , "special cloak" .)

(Other definitions for aver that I've seen before include "make a statement" , "being assertive" , "To declare or affirm solemnly as true" , "'Affirm, assert (4)'" , "State firmly, declare" .)

(Other definitions for struggle that I've seen before include "Move limbs in vigorous attempt to get free" , "Strive - proceed with difficulty" , "Hard contest" , "Make vigorous effort under difficulties" , "Contend with difficulty" .)