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tight(difficult, troublesome)
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unbending(severe, demanding)
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unfeeling(tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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unsparing(tough, severe, rough, firm)
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weighty(hard, severe, difficult, harsh)
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cautious(wary, watchful, vigilant)
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correct(severe, fastidious)
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extortionate(unreasonable, extravagant, severity, ridiculous)
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formidable(tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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inexorable(persistent, severity, obstinate, insistent)
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inflexible(severe, severity)
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obdurate(hard, tough, severe, rough)
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overcritical(severe, harsh, cross, critical)
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rough(hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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rugged(hard, tough, severe, rough)
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sharp
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assiduous(thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
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authoritarian(tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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brutal(hard, tough, severe, rough)
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captious(severe, harsh, cross, critical)
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