| hard | ~ 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 |
| gap | 3. interval of time, lompang, renggang: there’s a ~ of ten years in our documentation work, terdapat lompang selama sepuluh tahun dlm kerja-kerja dokumentasi kita; the age ~, /jarak, perbezaan/ umur; 4. interval of silence, terhenti seketika: there was a ~ in the conversation, perbualan terhenti seketika; 5. deficiency, lompang, kekosongan; (brought on by death of a loved one) kekosongan: there are wide ~s in my knowledge of this subject, ada lompang yg besar dlm pengetahuan saya ttg subjek ini; his death leaves a ~ that is hard to fill, kematiannya meninggalkan kekosongan yg sukar diisi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |