Possible Clues:

• Perhaps do late work and contract for it
• Endeavour to make provision for someone who is late?
• Promise to go with you to the grave, perhaps
• Enter upon an activity
• Accept a challenge from one of those with grave responsibilities briefly
• Try and receive insufficient money?
• Attempt
• Set about what indisciplined motorway driver might do?
• Set about, as a project
• Accept responsibility of arranging funeral?