69 entries under difficult topic. ×

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heavy(adjective, tough, severe, awkward)
8
arduous(adjective, hard, great, tough, rough)
8
effortful(adjective, hard, great, tough, rough)
8
laborious(adjective, hard, great, tough, rough)
7
awkward(adjective, slow, uncertain, stiff)
7
forced(verb, adjective, strong, hard)
7
uphill(adjective, hard, great, tough)
6
stiff(adjective, tough, severe, unusual)
5
affected(adjective, stiff, strained, artificial)
5
backbreaking(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
5
formidable(adjective, tough, severe, heavy)
5
grueling(adjective, hard, tough, awkward)
5
hard(adjective, great, tough, rough)
5
toilsome(adjective, hard, great, tough)
5
tough(adjective, great, severe, rough)
4
troublesome(adjective, tough, severe, awkward)
3
contrived(adjective, true, affected, artificial)
3
onerous(adjective, hard, great, tough, rough)
3
strenuous(adjective, hard, great, tough, rough)
2
burdensome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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