bear, plow on, hold up, thwart, plug away, carry on, endure, persevere, tolerate, parry, swallow one's pride, withstand, sacrifice, resist, push through, forge ahead, push forward, press on, soldier on, grit (one's teeth), stick (to something), weather, sustain one's efforts, dedicate, confront (obstacles), intensify (one's work), redouble (one's efforts), outlast (naysayers), devote one's efforts to, carry through, come through, slog through (tasks), manage (challenges), ward off (doubts/opponents), push on

repair, grow, mend, restore, improve, progress, heal, regrow (nerves), knit together (tissue), recuperate, regain (function/feeling), endure (limitation/discomfort), regain function

sever, mangle, slash, graze, crack, crush, wrench, chafe, snap, sear, shatter, turn color, strain, rend, pierce, scar, blind, burn, pop out, impair, cripple, disable, damage, mend, harm, disfigure, hurt, rupture, fracture, blister, bruise, injure, infect, tear (a muscle), sprain, pinch (a nerve), slit open, slice open, twist (an ankle), skin (a knee), split open, wound, knit together, flare up, inflict (pain), break (a bone), herniate, dislocate, concuss

cramp, sling, sweat, totter, bleed, tremble, ooze, burn, reel, withstand, favor, sting, hurt, rupture, cringe, flinch, wince, twinge, throb, smart, ache, contort, blister, slough off (skin), run a fever, sweat it out