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20 entries under awkward topic. ×

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difficult(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, delicate)
34
knotty(adjective, hard, difficulty, difficult, delicate)
29
complicated(adjective, hard, difficulty, difficult, delicate)
28
complex(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate)
27
intricate(adjective, hard, difficulty, difficult, delicate)
25
problematic(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
23
involved(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
8
perplexing(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
7
delicate(bad, hard, difficult, heavy, complex)
6
critical(bad, delicate, heavy, tricky)
4
touchy(bad, delicate, heavy, tricky)
3
risky(bad, delicate, heavy, tricky)
2
catchy(delicate, complicated)
1
mystifying(hard, delicate, complex, tricky)
1
touch-and-go(bad, delicate, heavy, complicated)
1
unstable(bad, delicate, heavy, tricky)
0
fiddly(delicate, complicated)
0
quirky(delicate, complicated)
0
rocky(delicate, tricky, complicated)
0
undependable(delicate, complicated)
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