Difficult
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Both words in one sentence
- Destruction — 7th-level divine spell; similar to finger of death, but it destroys the foe's body on a failed save (making resurrection more difficult) and inflicts more damage on a successful save.
Source: One Hit Kill / Tabletop Games - It's a difficult technique to pull off, but it rewards with a short speed boost when successful.
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Though some viruses are extremely difficult to grow in cell culture in real life, culture killing usually indicates a successful attempt to culture the virus.
Source: Film / Contagion
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