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ambitious(tough, severe, painful, problematic, trying)
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anabasis
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anabatic
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apathetic(adjective, weary)
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ascendant
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ascensional
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ascensive
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aslant
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aslantwise
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aslope
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at a slant(expression, idiom)
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atilt
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backbreaker(tough, severe, painful, problematic, trying)
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barely
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besotted
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blotto
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brutal
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buckram
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cantankerous(adjective, difficult)
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challenge
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