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hard-boiled(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp)
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hostile(adjective, mean, tough, sharp, harsh)
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intemperate(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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punitive(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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rigid(adjective, hard, correct, severe, rough)
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sour(adjective, hard, severe, cruel)
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cold fish(expression, adjective, hard, tough, severe)
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comfortless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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cussed(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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distressing(adjective, tough, harsh, unpleasant, cruel)
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dour(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp)
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hard-nosed(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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intolerable(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel, grim)
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painful(adjective, tough, evil, nasty, harsh)
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perverse(adjective, tough, nasty, harsh, violent)
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rancorous(adjective, mean, tough, evil, nasty)
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sharp(adjective, mean, hard, severe, nasty)
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stark(adjective, severe, austere, inhospitable)
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stringent(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp)
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thick-skinned(adjective, hard, tough, severe, harsh)
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