1
classicist
1
cliffhanger(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
1
commissar
1
crux(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
1
czar
1
demanding(adjective, rough, fussy, fastidious, exacting)
1
demurrer
1
dictator
1
diehard
1
difficulty(question, secret, puzzle, obscurity, subtlety)
1
diva
1
donkey
1
driver
1
duce
1
enforcer
1
extortioner(noun, severity)
1
fastidious(adjective, fussy, exacting)
1
formalist
1
fuhrer
1
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