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complicated(adjective, difficult, complex, demanding)
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grinding(adjective, difficult, demanding, grueling)
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grueling(adjective, tough, difficult, grim)
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hairy(adjective, difficult, demanding, strenuous)
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involved(adjective, difficult, complex, demanding)
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mean(adjective, difficult, demanding, strenuous)
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merciless(adjective, difficult, demanding, grueling)
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scabrous(adjective, difficult, demanding, grueling)
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slavish(adjective, difficult, demanding, grueling)
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sticky(adjective, difficult, demanding, tricky)
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terrible(adjective, tough, difficult, demanding)
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toilful(adjective, difficult, demanding, grueling)
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tricky(adjective, difficult, demanding, strenuous)
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uphill battle(expression, adjective, difficult, demanding)
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