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Common collocations with tough in American Collocation

tough adjective

US /tʌf/

game or race

battle
challenge
draw
encounter
fight
fixture
game
match
race

Completing the course was one of the toughest psychological challenges I’ve taken.

decision

choice
decision

She always chickened out of tough decisions.

job

assignment
job
task

I personally think this is a tough task.

exercise

climb
workout

The view from the top of the hill is certainly worth the somewhat tough climb.

talks or question

negotiations
question

You should therefore be prepared for some tough negotiations to get what you may feel is a fair deal.

game or race

battle
challenge
draw
encounter
fight
fixture
game
match
race

Completing the course was one of the toughest psychological challenges I’ve taken.

decision

choice
decision

She always chickened out of tough decisions.

job

assignment
job
task

I personally think this is a tough task.

exercise

climb
workout

The view from the top of the hill is certainly worth the somewhat tough climb.

talks or question

negotiations
question

You should therefore be prepared for some tough negotiations to get what you may feel is a fair deal.

game or race

battle
challenge
draw
encounter
fight
fixture
game
match
race

Completing the course was one of the toughest psychological challenges I’ve taken.

decision

choice
decision

She always chickened out of tough decisions.

job

assignment
job
task

I personally think this is a tough task.

exercise

climb
workout

The view from the top of the hill is certainly worth the somewhat tough climb.

talks or question

negotiations
question

You should therefore be prepared for some tough negotiations to get what you may feel is a fair deal.

rather

fairly
pretty
quite
rather

He had been in the business twenty years, and thought he was pretty tough.

very

exceptionally
extremely
incredibly
really
remarkably
very

Few women have this combination of characteristics – being both immensely beautiful and incredibly tough.

mentally

emotionally
mentally

Some athletes are mentally tough enough not to need additional support in this area.