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clever(adjective, sharp, smart, intelligent, cunning)
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grinding(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
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labyrinthine(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, involved)
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operose(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
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oppressive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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stressful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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ticklish(noun, adjective, understanding, hard, easy)
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composite(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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esoteric(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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knotted(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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treacherous(adjective, mean, smooth, wrong, fake)
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trickish(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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designing(adjective, mean, smooth, sharp, smart)
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backbreaking(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
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byzantine(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, involved)
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daedal(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, involved)
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disturbing(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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impossible(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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nasty(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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painful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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