rigmarole

为了申请护照，我们不得不经历一大堆繁琐的文书工作和面试程序。

To apply for a passport, we had to go through all the ___rigmarole of paperwork and interviews.

创办一个小企业涉及繁琐的官僚程序，走了六个多月才完成。

Starting a small business involved a bureaucratic ___rigmarole that took over six months to navigate.

报名这个研究生项目需要经历入学考试、面试和推荐信等一整套繁琐程序。

Enrolling in the graduate program required a ___rigmarole of entrance exams, interviews, and recommendation letters.