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sloping upward(expression, adjective, rising, climbing)
2
toward summit(expression, adjective, rising, climbing)
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at a slant
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dead lift(expression, difficulty, exertion)
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in the air(expression, upward)
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in the ascendant
1
set with thorns
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uphill work(expression, difficulty, exertion)
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against difficulties
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against long odds(expression, difficulty)
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against the grain(expression, difficulty)
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against the stream(expression, difficulty)
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at a pinch(expression, difficulty)
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at long odds(expression, difficulty)
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blind drunk
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d rebours(expression, difficulty)
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hard and fast
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hard task(expression, difficulty)
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hard to please(expression, tough, problematic, trying)
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harvest time(expression, exertion)
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