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refractory(tough, unpleasant, adverse, unfortunate)
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rigid(tough, severe, painful, trying)
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stiff(tough, severe, painful, trying)
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strenuous(adjective, dull, tough, severe, boring)
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toilsome(hard, tough, severe, offensive, painful)
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unaccommodating(tough, pain, trying)
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unyielding(tough, severe, unpleasant, painful, adverse)
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uphill(tough, severe, painful, trying)
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upstream(tough, severe, painful, trying)
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argumentative(tough, trying)
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bearish(tough, trying)
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fastidious(tough, trying)
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finicky(tough, trying)
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fussy(tough, trying)
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grim(tough, trying)
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hard to please(expression, idiom, tough, trying)
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oafish(tough, trying)
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obstreperous(tough, trying)
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perverse(tough, unpleasant, adverse, unfortunate)
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picky(tough, trying)
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