41
tense(feeling, stress, characteristic, adjective, anxious)
35
strained(adjective, excited, anxious, pressure, verb)
35
distressing(adjective, stress, characteristic, state, feeling)
28
nerve-racking(adjective, characteristic, feeling, excited, anxious)
26
anxious(adjective, characteristic, feeling, excited, nervous)
24
toilsome(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
23
weighty(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
22
trying(adjective, characteristic, feeling, hard, difficult)
21
worrying(adjective, characteristic, feeling, stress)
21
oppressive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
rough(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
severe(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
20
complex(adjective, characteristic, hard, difficult)
20
painful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
20
burdensome(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
20
complicated(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
20
disturbing(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
hard(adjective, characteristic, feeling, difficult, complex)
18
tough(adjective, characteristic, feeling, hard, difficult)
18
exhausting(adjective, characteristic, feeling, stress)
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