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Today’s Word: tough

Today’s Word: tough

October 24, 2017 =========

☆  tough  厳格な

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Tough policies or rules are strict and firm. For example, the Australian government has tough laws on immigration, and you must meet certain criteria before you can be accepted. The government has also recently decided that the test for becoming an Australian citizen is not tough enough, so they will be renewing the content in order to make it harder to become an Australian.

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