bemühen

to make an effort

• Wir müssen uns bemühen, den Dingen auf den Grund zu gehen.

  We must make an effort and go deeper into the matter.

  Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Ich werde mich bemühen, heute mit der Arbeit fertig zu werden.

  I'll make an effort to complete the work today.

  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

to trouble oneself

to employ, to cite, to trot out — of arguments, approaches, examples, now especially of ones considered trite or unconvincing

to betake oneself — to a location despite inconveniencerare

to call for, to ask for — someone's presence or aidrare