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demanding(adjective, hard, tough, difficult)
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disquieting(adjective, bad, hard, offensive)
3
perturbing(adjective, bad, hard, offensive)
3
tough(adjective, hard, rough, difficult)
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formidable(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
2
heavy(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
2
laborious(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
2
strenuous(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
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titanic(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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toilsome(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
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troubling(adjective, bad, hard, uncertain)
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unsettling(adjective, bad, hard, offensive)
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uphill(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
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alarming(hard, offensive, distressing, irritating)
1
ambitious(hard, tough, difficult, painful)
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backbreaker(hard, tough, difficult, painful)
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challenging(adjective, hard, tough, difficult)
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crucial(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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difficile(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
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discommoding(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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