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disturbing(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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hard to understand(expression, adjective, idiom, hard, difficult)
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impossible(adjective, hard, difficulty, difficult, complex)
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multiplex(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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oppressive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, demanding)
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painful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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serious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
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abstruse(noun, adjective, hard, fancy, evil)
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grinding(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
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messy(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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multiple(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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precarious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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sheer(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, delicate)
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stubborn(adjective, hard, difficulty, difficult, complex)
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toilful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
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tangled(adjective, hard, simple, obscure, difficulty)
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ornate(adjective, fancy, delicate, complex, special)
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convoluted(adjective, hard, simple, fancy, obscure)
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obscure(adjective, hard, difficult, heavy, complex)
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perplexing(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
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