destructive
Herculean
annoying
arduous
awkward
backbreaking
besetting
bothersome
burdensome
chastening
disconcerting
disturbing
effortful
embarrassing
forced
grueling
hard-earned
hard-fought
heavy
hefty
humbling
humiliating
humiliative
irksome
killing
labored
laborious
mortifying
onerous
operose
oppressive
overwhelming
painful
plaguey
pressure
punishing
strained
strenuous
toilsome
tough
troublesome
trying
uphill
vexatious
wearisome
Flushing
blushing
brushing
flushing
gushing
rushing