Đồng nghĩa của uphill battle

struggle grind hardship load strain adversity battle bother drain drudgery encumbrance hassle stress toil burden effort endeavour endeavor labor labour ordeal pain problem travail trial tribulation trouble agony difficulty exertion millstone slog test torture anguish difficult task hard work long haul nightmare suffering tall order tough assignment tough grind uphill struggle weight difficult project challenge marathon strife conflict endurance test backbreaker chore imposition gruntwork slavery donkeywork headache heavy labor heavy labour donkey work no picnic hard labour donkey-work backbreaking work hard graft misfortune misery austerity privation affliction destitution calamity torment want persecution oppression grievance penury deprivation need neediness discomfort beggary impecuniousness impecuniosity hazard poverty hardness distress ruination trials asperity rigor ruin disaster wretchedness sorrow danger injury grief curse accident peril mischance worry travails lack catastrophe vicissitude fatigue tough luck hard knocks tough break dire straits Herculean task rotten luck rigour trials and tribulations rainy day financial distress

pinch plight crisis difficulty predicament emergency strait exigency dilemma hardship scrape crunch tight spot tight squeeze turning point zero hour pickle jam fix quandary trouble mess hole bind hot water juncture extremity impasse pass distress spot dire straits perplexity difficult situation head tight corner sticky situation crossroads clutch disaster calamity muddle tinderbox crossroad catastrophe mire quagmire corner vicissitude awkward situation situation deep water circumstance urgency Dunkirk conjuncture adversity misfortune imbroglio contingency boiling point crunch time breaking point flash point tribulation state unfortunate situation rabbit hole condition hard times bad news straits issue setback box problem pressure entanglement swamp rattrap complication cataclysm stew tragedy trauma hell affliction rigor sticky wicket hang-up problematic situation hassle rigour sorry condition sad state embarrassment panic stations critical situation spot of bother hell on earth tricky situation tight situation necessity need how-do-you-do indigence destitution jackpot want exigence stress climax turmoil soup reversal drag fiasco reverse upheaval conundrum confusion puzzle havoc debacle blow trial tension meltdown misadventure mishap hazard depression shambles kettle of fish drama horror uphill squeeze can of worms double trouble no-win situation train wreck climacteric circumstances case stage mix-up jumble tangle comess extreme suffering demand involvement spectacle spot of trouble ticklish situation bit of bother commotion fuss incident constraint requirement bad situation scene disturbance business occasion melodrama affair adventure row state of affairs demandingness acuteness fracas sensation thrill excitement farce state of things needfulness requisite essential wont criticalness pressingness imperativeness to-do tear-jerker duress moment of truth pretty danger accident deadline vital moment countdown critical moment appointed hour target D-day crux appointed time Rubicon crucial moment A-day H-hour pretty kettle of fish a bad situation a hole bewilderment mystification a fix a jam bottleneck a plight a mess choke point fine kettle of fish a predicament a scrape a tight corner a sorry condition a bind a difficult situation poverty privation suffering critical point target day jumping-off point pivotal moment the time start time crisis point moment of decision grief misery difficulties impoverishment burden bad luck penury deprivation urgent situation chaos disarray failure disorder downer austerity lack discomfort torment beggary crash collapse point of decision point of no return compulsion desperate straits push unforeseen circumstances scourge ruin blight devastation whammy shock monstrosity bomb woe shipwreck disorderliness desolation holocaust apocalypse messiness bust injury throe grievance worry bummer travail ruination travails obstacle snag big trouble vicious circle hot potato worst-case scenario heavy blow stroke of ill luck reversal of fortune car crash tough luck ill-luck hard knocks tough break unholy mess ill luck rotten luck hard time ticklish spot ill-fortune holy mess impediment hurdle pitfall hitch hindrance obstruction drawback barrier handicap trammel hiccup disadvantage headache point at issue fly in the ointment spanner in the works facer monkey wrench in the works disputed point prob stumbling block millstone cumber posture catch-22 lot asperity deadlock position large order rough go bother question catch complexity doubt botheration knot double bind challenge conflict difficult position mare's nest nuisance pain dispute concern matter complicated situation difficult problem embarrassing situation embarrassing problem rub snake pit controversy puzzlement struggle count disagreement inconvenience equation uncertainty intricacy bugbear hot spot frustration poser worriment cleft stick point vexation contretemps enigma difficult choice hornets' nest with nowhere to turn source of trouble stumper matter of contention point of contention awkward Gordian knot snarl unpredictable situation dog's breakfast hornet's nest snafu troublesome problem hard nut to crack complex problem Pandora's box place mass of problems discomfiture upset stalemate disappointment deep trouble emergency situation potential crisis cul-de-sac morass cessation pause rest situational problem indecision time state of perplexity state of uncertainty delicate situation connection combination moment troublesome situation diffict situation peril jeopardy bar crimp botched situation damned if you do, damned if you don't concurrence crucial point imperilment worst case hot seat between a rock and a hard place task up a tree lose-lose hamper endangerment worst outcome subject undertaking nut worst possible outcome worst that could happen worst comes to worst traverse risk brouhaha enmeshment embroilment period phase focus theme topic thorn in your flesh oppression thorn in one's flesh vexed question question mark thorn in one's side gremlin source of difficulty mistake interval status instant point in time choice interest contention subject matter argument exertion painfulness mischance moment in time soap opera barricade discouragement sweat labor hardness labour harassment harm's way pest a stew a spot dead end a pickle habit downside unfortunate occurrence awkward moment irritant aggravation negative aspect glitch teething trouble irk annoyance thorn peeve exasperation aggro ruffle clutter mystery nark destiny disorganization pain in the rear bane pain in the backside source of irritation source of annoyance pain in the neck fair cow hair shirt pain in the bum bore fate fortune secret brain-teaser teaser disarrangement dishevelment head-scratcher why misorder disorderedness hash ravel scramble muss koan rebus paradox doom fankle botch heck break kismet disorganisation ataxia tumble Chinese puzzle tough nut to crack stickler riddle brainteaser distraction charade mind-boggler tough proposition labyrinth knotty question brain-twister twister unsolved problem maze closed book sixty-four dollar question cryptogram predestination foreordination breaks chance-medley free-for-all mess and a half confused state rat's nest pig's breakfast karma way cookie crumbles Moirai hand one is dealt

killer headache labor labour burden chore beast job bear tough job tall order hassle trial hard work drudgery grind trouble imposition tribulation inconvenience no picnic problem struggle strain bother difficulty task pain performance bore scutwork workout hard row to hoe hard mountain to climb hard time difficult task nuisance annoyance pest vexation aggravation irritant irritation botheration peeve bugbear nudnik irk drag worry ruffle thorn plague rub grief tease distress nudnick teaser bind nark gadfly annoyer skelf nyaff persecutor gnawer concern anxiety worriment rigmarole palaver pressure uphill molestation perplexity flurry bellyache pain in the bum pain in the neck pain in the backside thorny problem pain in the rear hair shirt

difficult arduous challenging demanding hard excruciating grueling harsh rigorous strenuous testing tough backbreaking daunting exacting exhausting fatiguing gruelling laborious onerous punishing taxing tortuous trying backbreaker bruising burdensome debilitating draining insufferable painstaking ponderous rough tiring torturous unforgiving wearisome wearying agonising agonizing back-breaking brutal formidable harrowing hellish immense intense intimidating severe tiresome troublesome unbearable unremitting uphill upstream bothersome crushing cumbersome depleting distressing fierce galling gargantuan grievous grinding hairy herculean Herculean jarring laboured labored ominous operose oppressive painful problematic sapping shattering titanic toilsome unpleasant vigorous weighty worksome ambitious distressful effortful energy-consuming ferocious forbidding grim hard-won heavy intolerable merciless no picnic not easy prohibitive savage solemn tedious toilful unyielding wearing colossal cruel difficile easier said than done gigantic mighty thorny tough going unnerving vicious almighty awful crippling discomforting knackering moiling nerve-racking problem really hard staggering stressful tormenting troubling uncomfortable unsparing very hard drudgy extreme killer scabrous slavish sticky torturesome unendurable dicey hazardous high-impact high-pressure impossible marathon rugged serious sweaty tall killing like getting blood out of a stone stiff murderous hellacious Augean pick-and-shovel exigent awkward irksome tricky stringent enervating vexatious bitter worrying persnickety traumatic worrisome relentless fraught disturbing enervative strained tense forced upsetting inhuman hostile dire bleak disagreeable dark hardhanded searing inconvenient hefty frustrating pressured grave spartan critical austere terrible strict exasperating clumsy troubled unreasonable tight contrived artificial leaden knotty monumental prickly delicate excessive pressing unrelenting unmanageable impressive weary dangerous mean superincumbent wicked vexing bad perilous precarious hectic tortured uneasy immoderate massive Sisyphean bold sensitive embittering unhandy steep grandiose dreadful daring aggressive imperious problematical ticklish chancy concerning dodgy iffy extravagant murder ungainly lofty anxious inexorable boring nasty clunky unfriendly dubious suspect questionable energetic time-consuming wretched cumbrous hurtful unwieldy cranky drudging bunglesome major agitating full of problems incommodious beset by problems irritating large-scale disastrous afflicted afflictive a stinker of a anxiety-ridden physical huge exorbitant powerful searching unfair stretching prodigious thoroughgoing prostrating withering overwhelming responsible a nuisance protracted lengthy hardworking mammoth racking punitive unrelaxing chastening an imposition heartrending busy dour drastic carking eventful forceful heroic courageous overtaxing overpowering plodding headache sombre somber dogged affected overdone studied aggravating large order heavy sledding unjust heartbreaking heart-rending slow controversial uncharitable unkind unsettled overburdening careful hypercritical thorough precise nit-picking no piece of cake pestilent afflicting gut-wrenching exerting despotic domineering inept overwrought unnatural maladroit nagging lively straitened inhospitable stern very difficult shocking trouble ghastly foul horrible rotten horrid vile impractical by the book audacious lumbersome appalling atrocious frightful horrendous abominable sober calamitous biting comfortless embarrassed industrious embarrassing fiddly grand elaborate intrepid unrealistic a devil grotty pretentious visionary unrelaxed edgy considerable significant life-threatening acute improbable ballsy brash idealistic unfeasible charged hard to use magnificent fanciful unreal complicated sobering big intensive threatening peracute menacing consequential ugly lousy beastly unlikely constrained stilted self-conscious tickly flustering disconcerting annoying discomfiting uncompromising from hell dolorous bumpy far-fetched bulky hard-line hard-nosed hard-hitting heavy-handed itchy confronting distressed scratchy difficult to achieve intractable objectionable ungovernable offensive recalcitrant causing discomfort ill-fitting a bummer of a insupportable perverse wayward unmanoeuvrable smarting burning aching hurting maddening infuriating improper tender irritated hulking unacceptable egregious raw stinging reddened inflamed chafed lumbering encumbering uncontrollable gross hurt throbbing red achy bruised in pain injured wounded beyond bearing not to be borne abscessed pained sharp sore ulcerated draconian tyrannical rigid pitiless ruthless authoritarian flinty abusive dictatorial repressive tyrannous ironhanded ramrod hard-hearted fiendishly difficult tremendously difficult very challenging timewasting inefficient long Spartan complex profound confused concentrated abstruse stormy te recondite chronophagous inflexible firm intransigent brassbound unpermissive violent maleficent brutish wolfish truculent sadistic barbaric cast-iron heightened barbarous unfeeling callous autocratic inhumane intolerant heartless unsympathetic undemocratic suppressive insensitive unmerciful implacable unpitying illiberal iron-fisted humourless sedate humorless staid sobersided poignant overbearing coercive anti-democratic disquieting unsmiling obdurate no-nonsense uncomic astringent high-handed overweening peremptory yukky unwelcome unhappy sour miserable distasteful unpalatable yucky chilling displeasing uncongenial unlovely unpleasing unsavory tragic sad hard-boiled hard-shell disheartening gloomy discouraging dispiriting dismal depressive depressing confining icky remorseless mortifying great po-faced unsavoury intemperate provoking inclement frantic chaotic rough going active frenzied frenetic turbulent restless animated madhouse tireless full tumultuous riotous furious bustling wild full on unruly spirited rowdy action-packed raucous

uphill battles uphills uphill struggle uphill work uphold upholden uphill upheld upheaving upheaves upheaved upheave