Challenge and Need

Challenge

Challenge verb - To have as a requirement.

Usage example: having to put up with an overbearing boss challenges forbearance

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Need and challenge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a verb "Challenge".

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

Usage example: a national crisis that needs a strong leader to solve it

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Challenge and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Challenge" instead a verb "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

good	good challenge	good need
special	special challenge	special need
particular	particular challenge	particular need
specific	specific challenge	specific need
Other adjectives: certain, original, many, true, legitimate, single, actual, real, constant, big, serious, huge, little, personal, new, greater, last, greatest, different.

character	challenge character	need character
power	challenge power	need power
hero	challenge hero	need hero
man	challenge man	need man
Other words: people, someone, time, way, friends, skills.

And you will need FLUDD's help for those return attempts, for the additional challenge is a collect-the-coin challenge, timed.

Source: Surprise Difficulty
It's similar to Castlevania 2, actually, where most of the challenge is simply finding out what you need to do (King Hippo is the perfect example).

Source: Nintendo Hard / Sports Games
Since you need to beat the first 599 opponents, including her, to challenge the Giant Space Flea from Nowhere Final Boss, it's impossible to beat the game without an Action Replay.

Source: Game-Breaking Bug

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