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laborious(adjective, hard, easy, difficult, important)
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sedate(adjective, calm, dull, cool, severe)
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painful(adjective, bad, hard, difficult, offensive)
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staid(adjective, calm, dull, set, cool)
21
dire(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
heavyweight(adjective, hard, difficult, important, complex)
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operose(adjective, hard, difficult, important, complex)
21
precarious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, dangerous)
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grim(adjective, dull, strong, hard, tough)
20
heartrending(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
20
involved(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
20
massive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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oppressive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
20
sore(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
20
stubborn(adjective, strong, hard, tough, firm)
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troubled(adjective, hard, difficult, unhappy, gloomy)
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backbreaking(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
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burdensome(adjective, hard, difficult, big, heavy)
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complicated(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
19
cruel(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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