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"An amount that is difficult to finance."
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"word": "kova pähkinä purtavaksi"
},
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"sense": "challenging problem to solve",
"word": "harte Nuss"
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"sense": "challenging problem to solve",
"tags": [
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"word": "gatta da pelare"
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"sense": "challenging problem to solve",
"tags": [
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"word": "кре́пкий оре́шек"
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"sense": "challenging problem to solve",
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"word": "hueso duro de roer"
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"word": "svår nöt att knäcka"
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"word": "tough nut to crack"
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