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serious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
19
toilful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
12
perplexing(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
10
puzzling(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
8
problematical(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
8
troublesome(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, complex)
7
formidable(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
6
abstruse(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
6
scabrous(adjective, rough, difficult, harsh, coarse)
5
awkward(adjective, tough, difficulty, difficult, delicate)
5
hairy(adjective, severe, rough, difficult, harsh)
5
strenuous(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
5
uphill(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
effortful(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
onerous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
recondite(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
4
terrible(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
4
wearying(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
3
harsh(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, coarse)
3
heavy(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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