5
stiff(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, painful)
5
straining
4
cumbersome(adjective, difficult)
4
exacting(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, harsh)
4
harsh(adjective, difficult)
4
not easy(expression, idiom, tough, severe, difficulty)
4
rigorous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
strained
3
Herculean(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
3
bored(adjective, weary)
3
bothersome(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
3
cantankerous(adjective, difficult)
3
cheerless(adjective, weary)
3
debilitated(adjective, weary)
3
droopy(adjective, weary)
3
drowsy(adjective, weary)
3
exhausted(adjective, weary)
3
fatigued(adjective, weary)
3
finicky(adjective, tough, difficult, problematic, trying)
3
flaccid(adjective, weary)
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