3
complex(adjective, difficult)
3
escalating
3
exacting(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
3
grinding(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
3
heavy(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
3
oppressive(adjective, difficult)
3
powerful
3
skyward(adjective, adverb, preposition, up, rising)
3
strained
3
taxing(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
3
thorny(adjective, difficult)
3
ticklish(adjective, difficult)
3
tight(adjective, difficult)
3
tiring(adjective, hard, tough, rough, difficult)
3
trying(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
3
upgrade
3
uprising
2
Herculean(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
2
aloft(adverb, upward)
2
backbreaking(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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