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taxing(adjective, hard, rough, difficult)
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trying(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
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Herculean(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
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backbreaking(adjective, hard, tough, rough)
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bothersome(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
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difficile(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
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hairy(adjective, hard, tough, rough)
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intricate(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
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mean(adjective, hard, rough, difficult)
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no picnic(expression, tough, rough, difficult)
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not easy(expression, tough, painful, problematic)
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rigid(adjective, tough, painful, problematic)
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titanic(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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upstream(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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ambitious(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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backbreaker(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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challenging(adjective, great, tough, difficult)
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crucial(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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easier said than done(expression, tough, painful, problematic)
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galling(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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