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go for broke(expression, adjective, idiom, harsh, cruel)
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grim(adjective, strong, hard, tough, harsh)
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hang in(expression, adjective, harsh, cruel, determined)
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hard(adjective, strong, tough, severe, harsh)
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hard-boiled(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard-core(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard-line(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard-nosed(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard-shell(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hardheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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harsh(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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implacable(adjective, strong, hard, tough, harsh)
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inexorable(adjective, strong, hard, tough, harsh)
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inflexible(adjective, strong, hard, tough, harsh)
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inhuman(adjective, harsh, cruel, determined, fierce)
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merciless(adjective, harsh, cruel, determined, fierce)
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mortal(adjective, harsh, cruel, determined, fierce)
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mortified(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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mulish(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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obdurate(adjective, strong, hard, tough, harsh)
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