tough going

progress that is difficult. It was tough going for the first few miles, but the trail became much easier as we got farther into the forest.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Albertine	-	French
Heino	HIE-no (German), HAY-no (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Estonian
Iverson	['aivəsn]
Damiana	dah-MYAH-nah	Italian
Eavan	EE-van	Irish
Karoliina	KAH-ro-lee:-nah	Finnish