Definisi : /be, get/ ~ with so., berkeras dgn sso: the employers are starting to get ~ with the unionists, majikan-majikan mula hendak berkeras dgn ahli-ahli kesatuan sekerja mereka; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ on so., (colloq) malang bagi sso: it’s rather ~ on her to break her leg just as the children are starting their holidays, memang malang baginya apabila kakinya patah ketika anak-anaknya mula hendak bercuti; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ luck, (colloq) nasib (tak baik): what ~ luck!, apalah nasib!; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ customer, orang yg menyusahkan: we thought we could clinch the deal that day, but he proved to be a ~ customer, kami fikir kami boleh menyelesaikan urusan itu hari itu juga, tetapi ternyata dia seorang yg menyusahkan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 5. difficult, hard, (begitu) /susah, sukar/: life was ~ for the peasants, hidup begitu sukar bagi kaum petani; the firm has been going through a ~ time, syarikat itu telah melalui zaman sukar; the examination paper was ~, soalan kertas peperiksaan itu susah; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 4. uncompromising, unyielding, stern, keras, tegas: as a judge he has the reputation of being ~ but consistent, sbg seorang hakim, dia terkenal sbg seorang yg tegas tetapi tekal; the government adopted a ~ policy towards tax evaders, pihak kerajaan mengambil sikap tegas thdp pengelak cukai; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 3. rough, violent, (of person) ganas; (of place) penuh keganasan: a section of the prison was set aside for the really ~ criminals, satu bahagian penjara itu telah dikhaskan utk penjenayah yg betul-betul ganas; a ~ area in town, kawasan yg penuh keganasan di bandar itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 2. able to endure hardship or severe conditions, tahan lasak: a person has to be ~ to go on an expedition of this sort, seseorang perlu tahan lasak utk menyertai ekspedisi spt ini; blacksmiths are a ~ breed, tukang besi ialah jenis orang yg tahan lasak; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : adj1. strong, difficult to tear, break, etc, kuat; (of meat) liat; (of skin, hide) keras; (of leather etc) kuat, tahan: a raincoat of ~, water-resistant material, baju hujan yg dibuat drpd bahan yg kuat serta kalis air; the animal has a ~ hide, binatang itu kulitnya keras; shoes made of ~ leather, kasut yg dibuat drpd kulit yg tahan; this steak is so ~ that I can hardly cut it, stik ini liat sangat sehingga saya tdk boleh memotongnya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)