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fickle(adjective, change, continue, difficult, delicate)
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knotty(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, delicate)
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sticky(tough, difficult, delicate, awkward, tricky)
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unsteady(adjective, upset, change, continue, difficult)
8
dicey(noun, adjective, delicate, uncertain, sensitive)
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hard(adjective, tough, difficult, delicate, tricky)
8
prickly(adjective, sensitive, thorny, quick-tempered, spiky)
8
temperamental(adjective, change, continue, difficult, delicate)
8
troublesome(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, delicate)
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nice(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
7
rocky(adjective, difficult, delicate, uncertain, awkward)
7
tight(adjective, difficult, troublesome)
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trying(adjective, tough, difficult, delicate, awkward)
7
volatile(adjective, change, continue, difficult, delicate)
6
capricious(adjective, change, weak, continue, difficult)
6
complicated(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, awkward)
6
cringeworthy
6
embarrassing(difficulty, awkward, uneasy, tricky, problematic)
6
inconstant(adjective, upset, change, continue, difficult)
6
intricate(hard, delicate, awkward, tricky, complicated)
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