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
PÁDraic	PAW-drik	Irish
Ivey	['aivi]
Asdrubal	-	Spanish
Torsten	TOSH-ten (Swedish), TAWR-sten (German)	Swedish, Danish, German
TiÊN	-	Vietnamese
Wenceslaus	WEN-səs-laws (English)	History