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hard(adjective, strong, tough, evil)
15
cruel(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
14
unyielding(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
13
rigid(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
11
firm(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
11
obdurate(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
11
unsympathetic(adjective, harsh, strict, stern)
10
unfeeling(adjective, close, hard, evil)
8
harsh(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
8
inflexible(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
6
pitiless(adjective, close, hard, nasty)
6
unbending(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
5
grim(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
5
relentless(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
5
stiff(adjective, strong, hard, harsh)
4
rigorous(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
4
unrelenting(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
3
inexorable(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
2
austere(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
2
forbidding(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
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