a long haul

something that takes a lot of time and energy It's been a long haul but we've finally got the house looking the way we want it. (American)

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anish	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Maribel	-	Spanish
Marion	['mɛəriən]
Gretel	GRE-tel	German
Darden	DAHR-dən	English (Rare)
Kaarlo	KAH:R-lo	Finnish