hard

'hard'

Examples:
a difficult task
nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
difficult times
why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?

'hard'

Examples:
took a hard look
a hard bargainer

'hard'

'hard'

Examples:
strong winds
a hard left to the chin
a knockout punch
a severe blow

'hard'

Examples:
worked their arduous way up the mining valley
a grueling campaign
hard labor
heavy work
heavy going
spent many laborious hours on the project
set a punishing pace

'hard'

Examples:
unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'

'hard'

'hard'

Examples:
Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants

'hard'

Examples:
a hard drinker

'hard'

Examples:
hard liquor

'hard'

Examples:
had hard luck
a tough break

'hard'

Examples:
hard dry rolls left over from the day before

'hard'

Examples:
the team played hard
worked hard all day
pressed hard on the lever
hit the ball hard
slammed the door hard

'hard'

Examples:
held hard to the railing

'hard'

Examples:
thought hard about it
stared hard at the accused

'hard'

Examples:
industries hit hard by the depression
she was severely affected by the bank's failure

'hard'

Examples:
prejudices die hard

'hard'

Examples:
he drank heavily

'hard'

Examples:
concrete that sets hard within a few hours

'hard'

Examples:
it stands hard by the railroad tracks
they were hard on his heels
a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening

'hard'

Examples:
he took the rejection very hard

'hard'

Examples:
hard alee
the ship went hard astern
swung the wheel hard left