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89 entries under tough topic. ×

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strict(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
2
unfeeling(adjective, close, mean, hard)
1
astringent(adjective, close, strong, hard)
1
authoritarian(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
1
bitter(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
1
bullhead(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
1
by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, hard)
1
disciplinary(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
1
dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
1
fierce(adjective, clear, hard, severe)
1
flinty(adjective, close, strong, hard)
1
forbidding(adjective, close, strong, hard)
1
forceful(adjective, clear, severe, determined)
1
frowning(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
1
hang-tough(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
1
hard-bitten(adjective, hard, severe, sharp)
1
hard-core(adjective, strong, hard, firm)
1
hard-hearted(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
1
hard-shell(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
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heartless(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
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