Heavy
Heavy adjective - Difficult to endure.
Usage example: ignoring common sense, she drank the parasite-infested pond water and paid a heavy penalty for it
Rough is a synonym for heavy in tempestuous topic. In some cases you can use "Rough" instead the word "Heavy" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like calm, coarse, difficult, tough.
Rough
Rough adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Usage example: a forensics expert who willingly takes on rough assignments
Heavy is a synonym for rough in calm topic. You can use "Heavy" instead the word "Rough" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as turbulent, tough.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Especially rough with the Soviet heavy tree (the transfer from the T-28 to the exactly opposite KV-1), leading to a joke of "Buying a heavy tank in exchange for brains".
Source: Video Game / World of Tanks - She seems to have problems singing in Applejack's heavy southern accent, as well as getting Rainbow Dash's rough voice and her singing together at the same time.
Source: Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping - Final Fantasy VI generally restricts gear along rough "class" lines— light armor wearers cannot equip heavy armor, etc.— regardless of gender, but the Minerva armor, one of the best sets in the game, can only be equipped by female heavy armor users.
Source: Gender-Restricted Gear
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