20 entries under troublesome topic. ×

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knotty(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, awkward)
9
confounding(adjective, hard, delicate, complex, tricky)
9
problematical(adjective, hard, delicate, complex, tricky)
7
complex(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
5
thorny(adjective, difficult, delicate, complex, tricky)
4
paradoxical(adjective, hard, delicate, complex, tricky)
2
ticklish(hard, tough, delicate, complex, complicated)
1
abstract(hard, delicate, complex, vague, subtle)
1
deep(adjective, hard, delicate, complex, tricky)
1
enigmatical(hard, delicate, solid, strange, complex)
1
esoteric(hard, delicate, strange, complex, deep)
1
formidable(hard, tough, delicate, complex, tricky)
1
mystical(hard, delicate, strange, complex, tricky)
1
profound(hard, delicate, complex, deep, tricky)
1
subtle(hard, delicate, complex, vague, ambiguous)
0
delicate(hard, complex, tricky, complicated)
0
hard to explain(expression, hard, delicate, complex, tricky)
0
hard to solve(expression, hard, delicate, complex, tricky)
0
loose(hard, delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
0
vexing(hard, delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
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