exert force, use strength
I have no trouble walking. The doctor said you mustn't exert yourself.
— 潘神的迷宫 (2006)
Keep going, push hard. Great job—keep going. The head is coming out. Very good.
— 控制 (2007)
The situation at the time wasn’t as you imagine it—as if someone had rudely said, “Don’t use too much force.”
— 警察故事 (1985)