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teaser(noun, difficulty, challenge, question, problem)
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thoroughgoing(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
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tough nut to crack(expression, idiom, question, secret, puzzle)
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twister(noun, difficulty, challenge, question, problem)
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