68 entries under problematic topic. ×

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labored(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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ticklish(tricky, embarrassing)
2
tiring(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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titanic(tough, severe, trying)
2
uphill(hard, tough, severe, difficult)
1
embarrassed(tricky, embarrassing)
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herculean(tough, severe, difficult, trying)
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immense(adjective, tough, severe, trying)
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inconvenient(hard, severe, offensive, tricky, distressing)
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no picnic(expression, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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perplexing(hard, severe, offensive, tricky, distressing)
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perverse(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel, grim)
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testing(noun, tough, trying)
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argumentative(tough, trying)
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backbreaker(tough, severe, trying)
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bearish(tough, trying)
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boorish(tough, trying)
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challenging(tough, severe, trying)
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compromising(tricky, embarrassing)
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crucial(tough, severe, trying)
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