Possible Clues:

• I have to make the effort to get half way along the street
• I have to try to get half-way along the street
• It may be trying to have half the street before I have the end of it
• Half way along the street I have to try to get to the end of it
• Work hard - compete
• Labour, try hard
• Half way along the street I have got to make an effort
• Contend with rivets
• Contend using rivets
• There's nothing in such a reign to make one pretend it's not there