86 entries under awkward topic. ×

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exacting(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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fatiguing(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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grinding(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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hairy(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
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inconvenient(hard, severe, offensive, uneasy)
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involved(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
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knotty(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
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laborious(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
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murder(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
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perplexing(hard, severe, offensive, uneasy)
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rigorous(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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rugged(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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scabrous(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
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slavish(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
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sticky(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
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strenuous(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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toilful(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
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tricky(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, uneasy)
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uneasy
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unsparing(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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