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  • 121dif|fi|cult — «DIHF uh kuhlt, kuhlt», adjective. 1. hard to do or understand: »Arithmetic is difficult for some pupils. Cutting down the tree was difficult. Poetry became, if anything, more “difficult” and esoteric (Saturday Review). SYNONYM(S): arduous. See… …

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  • 122difficult — Synonyms and related words: Herculean, abstruse, adverse, antagonistic, arduous, awkward, baffling, beyond one, bloody minded, brutal, burdensome, cantankerous, complex, complicated, conflicting, contrary, counter, counteractive, crabbed, cramp,… …

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  • 123difficult — adjective 1) a very difficult job Syn: hard, strenuous, arduous, laborious, tough, onerous, burdensome, demanding, punishing, grueling, back breaking, exhausting, tiring, fatiguing, wearisome; informal hellish, killing; archaic toilsome …

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  • 124difficult — dif•fi•cult [[t]ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌlt, kəlt[/t]] adj. 1) requiring special effort, skill, or planning; hard: a difficult job[/ex] 2) hard to understand or solve: a difficult problem[/ex] 3) hard to deal with or get on with: a difficult pupil[/ex] 4) hard… …

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  • 125picky — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. fussy, choosy, discriminating, finicky, hard to please, particular, fastidious, meticulous. ANT.: easy to please, undiscriminating II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Informal. Very difficult to please: choosy,… …

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  • 126be all things to all men — 1. To alter one s approach, behaviour, attitude, etc to suit the person one is dealing with 2. To be (usu excessively) affable • • • Main Entry: ↑all be all things to all men 1. To meet each person on his or her own ground, accommodate oneself to …

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  • 127be on your best behaviour — phrase to behave very well, usually because you want to please someone Please let me come – I promise to be on my best behaviour. Thesaurus: to try hard to please or impress someonesynonym Main entry: behaviour …

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  • 128Dan Reed Network — Origin Portland, Oregon, United States Genres Hard rock Pop rock Funk rock Funk metal Years active 1984–1993 Labels …

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