3
robust(adjective, strong, prevailing, influential, commanding)
3
taxing(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
3
unbelievable
3
wearing(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
3
wearisome(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
3
wearying(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
3
wicked(adjective, bad, nasty, delicate, unpleasant)
2
abstruse(hard, intense, heavy, fierce, tricky)
2
ambitious(adjective, ability, effort)
2
authoritative(adjective, prevailing, influential, commanding)
2
backbreaking(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
2
bothersome(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
2
brawny(adjective, strong)
2
brutal
2
cantankerous(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
2
compelling(prevailing, influential, commanding)
2
critical(adjective, dangerous)
2
cumbersome(adjective, difficult)
2
deadly(adjective, dangerous)
2
delicate(bad, hard, difficult, heavy, complex)
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