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178 entries under severe topic. ×
| hard-won(tough, painful, problematic, trying) | |
| icy | |
| immense(tough, painful, problematic, trying) | |
| imperial | |
| intemperate(adjective, hard, rough, difficult) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, harsh, stiff, rigid) | |
| ironclad(adjective, harsh, stiff, rigid) | |
| labored(adjective, hard, tough, difficult) | |
| lean | |
| murder(adjective, hard, tough, rough) | |
| niggling(adjective, harsh, critical, unfavorable) | |
| perverse(tough, cross, contrary, problematic) | |
| piquant | |
| poignant(adjective, difficult, harsh, stiff) | |
| powerful(adjective, harsh, stiff, rigid) | |
| problem(tough, painful, problematic, trying) | |
| problematic(tough, painful, trying, disorderly) | |
| prohibitive(tough, painful, problematic, trying) | |
| stark | |
| stiff-necked |
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