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