78 entries under hard topic. ×

18
painful(adjective, difficult, complex)
18
serious(adjective, difficult, complex, awkward)
18
toilful(adjective, difficult, complex, awkward)
18
troubled(adjective, difficult, complex)
14
delicate(adjective, understanding, easy, keen)
7
troublesome(adjective, tough, difficult, complex)
5
formidable(adjective, tough, difficult, complex)
4
abstruse(adjective, difficult, complex, sophisticated)
2
enigmatic(adjective, complicated, sticky, challenging)
2
mysterious(adjective, vague, subtle, ambiguous)
2
obscure(adjective, difficult, complex, sophisticated)
2
perplexing(adjective, tough, difficult, delicate)
2
problematical(adjective, difficult, uncertain, complex)
2
unfathomable(adjective, complicated)
1
baffling(tough, awkward, vague, subtle)
1
hidden(cunning, complicated, sneaky, covert)
1
mystifying(adjective, difficult, awkward, complicated)
1
puzzling(adjective, false, awkward, vague)
1
tangled(adjective, difficult, complex, sophisticated)
1
vexing(complicated, irritating, annoying, disorderly)
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