"a difficult task" "difficult times" "a difficult child" "found himself in a difficult situation" "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

"a hard fate" "took a hard look" "a hard bargainer" "a hard climb"

"hard as rock"

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

"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 took the rejection very hard"

"hard liquor"

"concrete that sets hard within a few hours"

"does a lot of hard drinking" "a heavy drinker"

"hard cider"

"had hard luck" "a tough break"

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

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

"he drank heavily"

"hard dry rolls left over from the day before"