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formidable(adjective, tough, difficult, heavy)
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heavy(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh)
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tough(adjective, great, rough, difficult)
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backbreaking(adjective, hard, rough, difficult)
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burdensome(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
6
uphill(adjective, great, tough, difficult)
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demanding(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh)
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knotty(adjective, hard, tough, rough)
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toilsome(adjective, hard, great, tough)
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exacting(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh)
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painful(adjective, tough, difficult, problematic)
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trying(verb, adjective, hard, tough)
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operose(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
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wearisome(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
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challenging(verb, adjective, great, tough)
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exhausting(adjective, hard, rough, difficult)
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herculean(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
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stiff(tough, difficult, painful, problematic)
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titanic(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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troublesome(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
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