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sad(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, inexpedience)
23
punishing(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
23
thorny(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
22
operose(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
22
serious(adjective, bad, hard, difficult, offensive)
22
toilsome(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
grave(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
heartrending(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
rough(adjective, bad, hard, difficult, offensive)
21
sticky(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, embarrassing)
20
complex(adjective, hard, difficult)
20
harrowing(adjective, severe, miserable, wretched, anguished)
20
knotty(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
20
problematic(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
20
stressful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
20
taxing(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
backbreaking(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
complicated(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
hefty(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
intricate(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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