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179 entries under tough topic. ×

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painful(adjective, severe, harsh, heavy)
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puritanical(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
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set(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
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strait-laced(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
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toilsome(adjective, severe, difficult, harsh)
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unyielding(adjective, easy, severe, painful)
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bleak(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel)
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cantankerous(adjective, hard, severe, cross)
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complicated(adjective, rough, difficult, heavy)
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draconian(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
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effortful(adjective, severe, difficult, harsh)
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firm(adjective, hard, severe, rough)
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hard to please(expression, adjective, idiom, rough)
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intractable(adjective, persistent, obstinate, problematic)
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merciless(adjective, hard, severe, rough)
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pitiless(adjective, hard, severe, harsh)
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stony(adjective, hard, severe, cruel)
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troublesome(adjective, hard, severe, difficult)
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unrelenting(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel)
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uphill(adjective, severe, rough, difficult)
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