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grasping(adjective, anxious, attentive, greedy, resentful)
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grievous(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, harsh)
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grinding(adjective, rough, difficult, harsh, heavy)
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grueling(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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gruff(adjective, severe)
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hairy(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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herculean(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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incumbent
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inexorable(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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inquiring(verb, requesting)
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insatiable(avid, greedy, voracious)
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intricate(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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inviting(verb, requesting)
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irascible(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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irritable(adjective, tough, severe, keen, cross)
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irritating(adjective, dull, tough, severe, boring)
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literal(adjective, fastidious)
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merciless(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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no picnic(expression, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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not easy(expression, tough, severe, painful, problematic)
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