35
laborious(adjective, work, hard, tough, severe)
29
hard(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
28
arduous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
27
backbreaking(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
24
difficult(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
24
toilsome(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, complex)
23
punishing(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
23
severe(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, violent)
23
tough(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
22
burdensome(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, complex)
22
painful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
ambitious(adjective, work, hard, difficult, complex)
21
rugged(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, violent)
21
serious(adjective, hard, difficult, important, complex)
21
sticky(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
20
intricate(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
20
knotty(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
20
rough(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
20
thorny(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
20
tricky(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
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