25
toil(noun, performance, work, hard, worry)
23
plodding(noun, adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
hard(noun, adjective, work, difficult, complex)
19
oppressive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
18
difficult(adjective, hard, complex)
18
grave(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
18
laborious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
18
ponderous(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
18
stodgy(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
17
work(noun, activity, work, restraint, effort)
15
grind(noun, performance, work, hard, informal)
15
labor(noun, activity, performance, work, hard)
13
labour(noun, moil)
13
slavery(noun, state, work, hard, restraint)
12
travail(noun, performance, work, hard, worry)
11
moil(noun, labor, work, captivity, labour)
11
sweat(noun, performance, work, hard, informal)
11
hard work(expression, noun, work, labor, function)
8
chore(noun, performance, work, hard, struggle)
7
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