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hatchet job(expression, adjective, mean, harsh)
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having a killer instinct(expression, adjective, idiom, mean)
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heavy(adjective, dull, quiet, strong, hard)
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hidebound
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hoarse(adjective, hard, sharp, flat)
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imperial
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incompatible(adjective, hard, sharp, flat)
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intemperate(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel)
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intolerable(adjective, tough, harsh, awful)
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iron-fisted(adjective, mean, tough, firm)
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jagged(adjective, hard, sharp, flat)
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jangling(adjective, hard, sharp, flat)
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jarring(adjective, dull, hard, sharp)
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laborious(tough, problematic, weighty, trying)
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mean machine(expression, adjective, mean, harsh)
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mortified(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
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no-nonsense(dull, quiet, tough, harsh)
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noisy(adjective, hard, sharp, flat)
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not smooth(expression, adjective, hard, sharp)
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off-key(adjective, hard, sharp, flat)
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