BE
| 1. | to exist or live: Shakespeare's “To be or not to be” is the ultimate question. |
TOUGH
| 1. | strong and durable; not easily broken or cut. |
| 2. | not brittle or tender. |
| 3. | difficult to masticate, as food: a tough steak. |
| 4. | of viscous consistency, as liquid or semiliquid matter: tough molasses. |
| 5. | capable of great endurance; sturdy; hardy: tough troops. |
| 6. | not easily influenced, as a person; unyielding; stubborn: a tough man to work for. |
| 7. | hardened; incorrigible: a tough criminal. |
| 8. | difficult to perform, accomplish, or deal with; hard, trying, or troublesome: a tough problem. |
| 9. | hard to bear or endure (often used ironically): tough luck. |
| 10. | vigorous; severe; violent: a tough struggle. |
| 11. | vicious; rough; rowdyish: a tough character; a tough neighborhood. |
| 12. | practical, realistic, and lacking in sentimentality; tough-minded. |
| 13. | Slang. remarkably excellent; first-rate; great. |
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