Strive
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently. To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
Example sentence: History teaches us that unity is strength, and cautions us to submerge and overcome our differences in the quest for common goals, to strive, with all our combined strength, for the path to true African brotherhood and unity.
Strain
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Treasure.The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.Race; lineage, pedigree.a tune, melodyA particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.A kind or sort (of person etc.).The amount by which a material deforms under stress or force, given as a ratio of the deformation to the initial dimension of the material and typically symbolised by ε is termed the engineering strain. The true strain is defined as the natural logarithm of the ratio of the final dimension to the initial dimension.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch too far.To apply a force or forces toTo tighten the strings of a musical instrument; to uplift one's voiceTo separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander
Example sentence: They would say, 'If you run around too much as a girl, you'll never be able to have children.' The running was supposed to be too much strain for your body, and your body would never be the same again.