gave oneself over to (verb) buckle down: work very hard
Sinonime: aborigine, addressee, autochthon, boarder,
citizen, colonist, denizen, dweller, householder,
incumbent, indweller, inmate, lessee, lodger,
native,
neighbor, occupant, occupier, renter, resider, roomer, settler, squatter, suburbanite,
tenant, urbanite
Antonime: be lazy,
ignore,
relax