19 entries under hard topic. ×

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difficult(adjective, great, tough, rough)
9
laborious(adjective, great, tough, rough)
9
strenuous(adjective, great, tough, rough)
8
arduous(adjective, great, tough, rough)
8
labored(adjective, great, tough, rough)
7
backbreaking(adjective, severe, rough, difficult)
5
knotty(adjective, tough, severe, rough)
5
toilsome(adjective, great, tough, severe)
4
grueling(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
4
trying(verb, adjective, tough, severe)
2
exhausting(adjective, severe, rough, difficult)
2
wearing(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
1
complicated(adjective, tough, severe, rough)
1
fatiguing(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
1
hairy(adjective, tough, severe, rough)
1
irksome(adjective, tough, severe, rough)
1
mean(adjective, rough, difficult, heavy)
1
rugged(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
1
serious(adjective, tough, severe, rough)
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