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    difficult

    US /ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt/

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    UK /'dɪfɪkəlt/

    A1TOEIC
    adj.AdjectiveHard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
    The final test was very difficult
    adj.AdjectiveNot easy to please or satisfy; causing trouble or problems.
    He is a difficult person to work with because he always complains.
    adj.AdjectiveFull of hardships or problems; causing distress or worry.
    We are in a difficult situation because we have no money.

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      All of Tom Cruise's top-secret spy missions, Ethan Hunt, turn out to be pretty possible after all, even if they are pretty difficult.

    • all, even if they are pretty difficult.

      all, even if they are pretty difficult.

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    • The thing that I wish that people understood more is how difficult it is to live with both diabetes and obesity.

      The thing that I wish that people understood more is how difficult it is to live with both diabetes and obesity.

    • is how difficult it is to live with both diabetes and obesity.

      is how difficult it is to live with both diabetes and obesity.

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      But in the early 2000s, because of rising fuel costs and a slew of difficult world events events that made people less inclined to travel,

    • because of rising fuel costs and a slew of difficult world events

      because of rising fuel costs and a slew of difficult world events

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    • Now, you might think that it's equally difficult to eat rice with chopsticks, but East Asian rice is starchy and conveniently sticks together in nice clumps: very easy to grab with a couple of sticks.

      Now, you might think that it's equally difficult to eat rice with chopsticks, but East Asian rice is starchy and conveniently sticks together in nice clumps: very easy to grab with a couple of sticks.

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      The airport scenes were more difficult to shoot than the first film.

    • The airport scenes were more difficult to shoot than the first film.

      The airport scenes were more difficult to shoot than the first film.

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    • So it's very difficult, I think for the bootcamp folks to learn enough to do the back-end work.

      So it's very difficult, I think for the bootcamp folks to learn enough to do the back-end work.

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      emotionally and physically 6. In so far as we are difficult  

    • about their flaws. We must become excellent  teachers and diplomats of difficult messages.

      about their flaws. We must become excellent  teachers and diplomats of difficult messages.

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      Legalese is the English used by lawyers and it is famously difficult for ordinary people to understand.

    • which makes "legalese" more difficult to process and remember and that is no accident.

      which makes "legalese" more difficult to process and remember and that is no accident.

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