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56 entries under strong topic. ×
| astringent(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| austere(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| authoritarian(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| bitter(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| bullheaded(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| disciplinary(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| flinty(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| forbidding(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| frowning(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| grim(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hang-tough(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hard(adjective, tough, severe, harsh) | |
| hard-boiled(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hard-core(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hard-line(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hard-nosed(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hard-shell(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hardheaded(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| harsh(adjective, hard, tough, severe) |
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