3
maze(noun, secret)
3
muddle
3
obstreperous(adjective, tough, problematic, trying)
3
occupation(noun, activity, study, work, exercise)
3
pain(noun, trouble, bother, worry, concern)
3
problematic(adjective, tough, severe, grim, painful)
3
refractory(adjective, tough, problematic, trying)
3
responsibility(noun, interest, issue, affair)
3
reverse(noun, trouble, defeat, distress, disturbance)
3
secret(noun, trouble, challenge, question, puzzle)
3
snarl(noun, trouble, difficulty, mess)
3
stew(noun, trouble, defeat, distress, disturbance)
3
struggle(noun, trouble, bother, worry, strain)
3
subject matter(expression, idiom, point, issue, idea)
3
theorem(noun, idea, topic)
3
thesis(noun, point, line, issue, idea)
3
trial(noun, trouble, bother, concern, strain)
3
uncontrollable
3
unruly(adjective, problematic)
3
upset(noun, trouble, bother, defeat, worry)
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