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formidable(adjective, tough, difficulty, rough)
11
exacting(adjective, dull, hard, tough)
10
grueling(adjective, hard, tough, difficult)
6
Herculean(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
6
rigorous(adjective, hard, tough, rough)
5
not easy(expression, idiom, tough, difficulty)
3
bothersome(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
3
challenging(adjective, great, tough, difficult)
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difficile(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
2
hairy(adjective, hard, rough, difficult)
2
irritating(adjective, dull, tough, boring)
2
mean(adjective, hard, rough, difficult)
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no picnic(expression, tough, rough, difficult)
2
terrible(adjective, hard, tough, rough)
2
testing(adjective, tough, difficult, violent)
2
threatening(hard, tough, offensive, weighty)
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titanic(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
2
unpleasant(hard, difficult, tender, offensive)
2
worrying(adjective, tough, important, significant)
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alarming(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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