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rugged(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
6
knotty(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
exhausting(adjective, hard, rough, difficult)
4
rigorous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
wearying(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
3
grinding(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
3
tiring(adjective, hard, tough, rough, difficult)
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backbreaking(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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complicated(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
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fatiguing(adjective, hard, tough, rough, difficult)
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hairy(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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mean(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
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serious(adjective, tough, easy, rough, difficult)
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wearing(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
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involved(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
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irksome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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sticky(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
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terrible(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
1
toilful(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
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distressing(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
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