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89 entries under tough topic. ×

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stern(adjective, hard, severe, sharp)
8
unrelenting(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
7
bleak(adjective, hard, cool, severe)
6
brutal(adjective, hard, severe, evil)
6
rigorous(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
6
strong(adjective, hard, great, sharp)
5
unkind(adjective, mean, hard, severe)
4
austere(adjective, mean, strong, hard)
4
intemperate(adjective, hard, severe, rough)
3
grim(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
3
relentless(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
2
heavy(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
2
intolerable(adjective, harsh, terrible, cruel)
2
rigid(adjective, set, strong, hard)
2
robust(adjective, strong, hard, sturdy)
2
strict(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
2
stringent(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
1
authoritarian(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
1
bullheaded(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
1
by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, hard)
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