280 entries under tough topic. ×
| violent(adjective, nature, strong, great) | |
| wearing(adjective, dull, difficult, awkward) | |
| apathetic(adjective, mean, cool, severe) | |
| authoritarian(adjective, strong, severe, firm) | |
| baffling(obscure, solid, awkward, dense) | |
| bullheaded(adjective, strong, determined, resolute) | |
| coarse(adjective, severe, sharp, rough) | |
| compressed(adjective, set, strong, firm) | |
| condensed(adjective, set, firm, solid) | |
| dangerous(adjective, severe, evil, rough) | |
| fierce(adjective, mean, strong, severe) | |
| hard-hearted(adjective, person, mean, severe) | |
| labored(adjective, great, rough, difficult) | |
| mulish(adjective, mean, strong, determined) | |
| numb(adjective, severe, cruel, unsympathetic) | |
| perverse(adjective, mean, cruel, determined) | |
| pigheaded(adjective, mean, harsh, determined) | |
| practical(adjective, sound, reasonable, excite) | |
| sinewy(adjective, strong, muscular, wiry) | |
| sober(adjective, sound, reasonable, severe) |
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