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burdensome(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
9
onerous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
8
wearisome(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
6
difficult(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
grueling(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward, grim)
4
severe(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, awful)
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arduous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
3
demanding(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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fussy(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, problematic)
3
irritable(adjective, tough, problematic)
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finicky(adjective, tough, difficult, problematic)
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fractious(adjective, tough, problematic)
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heavy(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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laborious(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
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strenuous(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
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titanic(tough, severe, painful, problematic)
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toilsome(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
2
uphill(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
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ambitious(hard, tough, severe, difficult, painful)
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backbreaker(hard, tough, severe, difficult, painful)
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