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58 entries under difficult topic. ×
| rough(adjective, tough, harsh, offensive) | |
| rugged(adjective, tough, rough, heavy) | |
| scabrous(adjective, tough, rough, heavy) | |
| serious(adjective, tough, severe, rough) | |
| slavish(adjective, tough, rough, heavy) | |
| sticky(adjective, tough, rough, heavy) | |
| strenuous(adjective, dull, awkward, boring) | |
| terrible(adjective, tough, rough, heavy) | |
| thorny(adjective, problematic) | |
| toilful(adjective, tough, rough, heavy) | |
| toilsome(adjective, hard, severe, difficulty, rough) | |
| tricky(adjective, tough, rude, awkward) | |
| unsparing(adjective, tough, rough, heavy) | |
| uphill(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| uphill battle(expression, adjective, tough, rough) | |
| herculean(adjective, tough, rough, heavy) | |
| problematical(adjective, awkward, demanding, grueling) | |
| testing(adjective, awkward, demanding, strenuous) |
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