Definisi : adv 1. so as to be firm, solid, sehingga keras: to boil the eggs ~, merebus telur sehingga keras; 2. with great effort, dgn sungguh-sungguh: try ~ to complete the task, cuba bersungguh-sungguh utk menyelesaikan tugas itu; I thought ~ about the problem but could not find a solution to it, saya telah berfikir dgn sungguh-sungguh ttg masalah itu tetapi belum mendapat penyelesaiannya; work ~, bekerja /keras, kuat/; 3. with force, dgn kuat: he pulled the rope ~, dia menarik tali itu dgn kuat; 4. closely, dgn teliti, betul-betul: if you listen ~ you’ll be able to hear what they’re talking about, jika kamu mendengar dgn teliti, kamu akan dapat mendengar percakapan mereka; 5. fixedly, tajam: the headmaster stared ~ at the boy, guru besar merenung tajam pd budak itu; 6. heavily, dgn lebat: it rained ~ last night, hujan turun dgn lebat malam semalam; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ luck, (colloq) nasib tak baik; ~ luck story, kisah malang; a ~ nut to crack, /orang, sst/ yg sukar + approp v: the problem of unemployment is a ~ nut to crack, masalah pengangguran ialah sst yg sukar diatasi; my mother-in-law is a ~ nut to crack, ibu mertua saya ialah orang yg sukar dipujuk; the ~ way, a. the least convenient method etc, dgn cara yg /susah, sukar/: even though there are so many electrical gadgets in the house she prefers to do things the ~ way, walaupun terdapat banyak alat elektrik di rumah, dia lebih suka bekerja dgn cara yg sukar; b. by going through bitter experience, setelah melalui pengalaman pahit: she rose to her present position the ~ way, dia naik ke kedudukannya sekarang setelah melalui pengalaman pahit; take a ~ look at st, examine st closely, mengkaji sst secara mendalam; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 6. difficult, sukar, susah: these sums are too ~ for primary school pupils, kira-kira ini terlalu sukar utk murid-murid sekolah rendah; it’s ~ for us to imagine such poverty, sukar bagi kita utk membayangkan kemiskinan spt itu; a ~ life, kehidupan yg susah; ~ times, masa susah; 7. (of voice) keras; 8. (of colour) garang; 9. (of ray) keras: ~ cosmic ray, sinar kosmos keras; 10. (rel to weather) teruk: a ~ winter, musim sejuk yg teruk; 11. high in alcoholic content, keras: ~ liquor, arak yg keras; 12. (of water, soap) liat; 13. indisputable, tdk boleh disangkal: ~ facts, fakta yg tdk boleh disangkal; 14. (of currency, money) utama; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : adj 1. firm, unyielding, keras; (of body, muscle, etc) pejal, keras: the ground was ~ because of the drought, tanah itu keras akibat kemarau; a ~ mattress, tilam yg keras; ~ muscles, otot yg pejal; 2. severe, unkind, keras; (of words) kasar: his father was a ~ man, bapanya keras orangnya; be ~ on so., bersikap keras thdp sso; 3. forceful, kuat: a ~ blow on the head, pukulan yg kuat di kepala; 4. performing st with great intensity, persistence, etc, kuat: a ~ worker, orang yg kuat bekerja; a ~ drinker, orang yg kuat minum arak; a ~ smoker, orang yg kuat merokok; 5. requiring much effort, berat: ~ work, kerja yg berat; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)