5
throbbing(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
5
troubling(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
5
ungovernable(adjective, tough, terrible, wild, awkward)
4
irksome(adjective, dull, tough, difficulty, heavy)
4
rigid(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
Gargantuan(adjective, hard, tough, problematic, trying)
4
Herculean(adjective, hard, tough, rough, heavy)
4
adverse(adjective, adverse)
4
austere
4
back-breaking
4
biting(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
boorish(adjective, tough, problematic, trying, perverse)
4
burning(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
caustic(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
chancy(noun, adjective, delicate, tricky, risky)
4
confusing(adjective, hard, complex, awkward, involved)
4
convoluted(adjective, hard, fancy, complex, sophisticated)
4
dainty(adjective, demanding, scrupulous, particular, meticulous)
4
disobedient
4
distressful(adjective, adverse)
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