96 entries under awkward topic. ×

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baffling(hard, tough, delicate, complex)
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challenging(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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difficile(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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discommoding(hard, severe, offensive, uneasy)
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disconcerting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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exhausting(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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fatiguing(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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hairy(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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merciless(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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mystifying(hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
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puzzling(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, loose)
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rude(adjective, hard, tough, rough, nasty)
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serious(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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shameful(adjective, severe, nasty, awful, terrible)
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sophisticated(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, complex)
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toilful(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
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uphill battle(expression, adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
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bellicose(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, horrible)
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bewildering(hard, uneasy, tricky, complicated)
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compromising(uneasy, tricky, problematic, uncomfortable)
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