effort vs rough-and-tumble

effort

noun
  • The work involved in performing an activity; exertion. 

  • An endeavor. 

  • A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion. 

verb
  • To make an effort. 

rough-and-tumble

noun
  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

adj
  • active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm 

  • highly competitive 

How often have the words effort and rough-and-tumble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )