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testing(adjective, severe, difficult, violent)
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tiresome(adjective, severe, harsh, heavy)
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titanic(severe, painful, problematic, trying)
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unsympathetic(adjective, hard, severe, harsh)
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wearisome(adjective, dull, severe, difficult)
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anesthetized(adjective, hard, severe, cold)
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apathetic(adjective, hard, severe, cold)
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asleep(adjective, hard, severe, cold)
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backbreaker(hard, severe, difficult, painful)
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benumbed(adjective, hard, severe, cold)
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bitter(adjective, hard, severe, rough)
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bothersome(adjective, hard, severe, difficult)
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callous(adjective, hard, severe, rough)
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churlish(adjective, hard, severe, cold)
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cold(adjective, hard, severe, harsh)
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cold-blooded(adjective, hard, severe, harsh)
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cold-hearted(adjective, hard, severe, cold)
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cold fish(expression, adjective, hard, severe)
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crotchety(adjective, hard, severe, cold)
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crucial(severe, important, serious, painful)
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