overreach
miss the mark
overshoot
drive
tug
labour
push
labor
striving
pains
strain
flunk
nisus
failing
undershoot
hit
counterproductive
inability
unfitness
ungetatable
shoot for the stars
un-get-at-able
goal
salami technique
un-come-at-able
miss
misgrab
slippage
unsuccessfully
dot down
dog it
misaim
insurmountable
race
rise
insuperable
win the battle, but lose the war
overpass
strike out looking
failure
no-goal
targetlessness
bring home the bacon
maneuver
no-height
succeed
unsucceeding
easy
deliver the goods
manoeuvre
manoeuver
come through
win
put the pedal to the metal
heckle
counterchallenge
unattainable
whelm
rechallenge
trivially
push shit uphill
bent
outfumble
crest
try as one may
near miss
ideal-seeking behavior
difficulty
scorcher
go for
essay
unsurpassable
try for
climb
home and dry
make an effort
make
tough
rugged
push water uphill
reach
copout
get to
strivingly
indirectness
manage
if the mountain won't come to Muhammad
directionless
progress to
pull off
top out
mint
win through
strike out
attainment
push one's luck
peak
let the grass grow under one's feet

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