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astringent
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backbreaking(hard, difficult, harsh, heavy)
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bleak(tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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cantankerous(hard, tough, severe, cross)
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compelling
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complicated(tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
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conscionable(thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
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dictatorial
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discriminative
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draconian(tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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earnest(thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
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effortful(tough, severe, difficult, harsh)
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firm(hard, tough, severe, rough)
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guarded(thoughtful, sober, cautious, prudent)
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hard-working(thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
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hard to please(expression, idiom, tough, rough)
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hidebound(severe, persistent, obstinate, insistent)
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instant
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intractable(tough, persistent, obstinate, problematic)
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mean(hard, severe, rough, difficult)
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