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hard-hearted(adjective, mean, hard, tough, harsh)
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hard-shell(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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heartless(adjective, mean, hard, tough, harsh)
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high and mighty(expression, ridiculous, pitiful, arrogant, insolent)
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high hat(expression, ridiculous, pitiful, arrogant, disdainful)
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hostile(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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ignoble(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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ill-tempered(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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impassive(adjective, hard, secure, steady, fixed)
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imprudent(determined, impulsive, stubborn, reckless, impetuous)
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indifferent(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, hardened)
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indurate(adjective, mean, hard, tough, harsh)
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infamous(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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insensible(adjective, strong, hard, tough, unfeeling)
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insensitive(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, hardened)
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insulting(ridiculous, pitiful, arrogant, insolent, laughable)
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intractable(sharp, firm, determined, practical, impulsive)
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inured(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, hardened)
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iron(adjective, mean, hard, tough, harsh)
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ironclad(adjective, severe, harsh, stiff, rigid)
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