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rugged(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, unpleasant)
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serious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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stressful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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taxing(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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tough(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, awful)
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trying(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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unbearable(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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weighty(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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cruel(adjective, mean, hard, severe, difficult)
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heartrending(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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impossible(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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laborious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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sensitive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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sticky(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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toilsome(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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tricky(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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perturbing(verb, adjective, bad, hard, severe)
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troubling(verb, adjective, bad, hard, severe)
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irritating(noun, verb, adjective, adverb, distressing)
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worrisome(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain)
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