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outrageous(offensive, stimulating, disturbing, provoking)
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overwhelming(great, tough, difficult, impossible)
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plucky
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potential(advance, view, success, perhaps)
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potentially productive(advance, view, success, perhaps)
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progressive(advance, view, success, perhaps)
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promising(advance, view, success, perhaps)
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prospective(advance, view, success, perhaps)
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puzzling(tricky, stimulating, sticky)
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quizzical
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refractory(tough, problematic, trying)
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spirited
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steel-hearted
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steel hearted
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stout
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stout-hearted
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stout hearted
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swingeing
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taxing(hard, tough, difficult, complex)
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testing(tough, difficult, awkward, grim)
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