hard

"strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow";

"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";

"a hard drinker";

"hard liquor";

"had hard luck"; "a tough break";

"hard dry rolls left over from the day before";

"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?";

"took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";

"unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'";

"Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants";

"the team played hard"; "worked hard all day"; "pressed hard on the lever"; "hit the ball hard"; "slammed the door hard";

"held hard to the railing";

"thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused";

"industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure";

"prejudices die hard"; "he was so dizzy he could hardly stand up straight";

"he drank heavily";

"concrete that sets hard within a few hours";

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

"he took the rejection very hard";

"hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left";