180 entries under tough topic. ×

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drastic(adjective, hard, severe, rough)
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hairy(adjective, characteristic, hard, severe)
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inclement(adjective, hard, severe, rough)
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authoritarian(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
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hard-boiled(adjective, characteristic, mean, strong, hard)
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hard-nosed(adjective, characteristic, mean, strong, hard)
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insensitive(adjective, characteristic, mean, hard, cool)
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unbending(adjective, mean, strong, hard)
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blunt(adjective, severe, rough, awkward)
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cold(adjective, mean, hard, cool)
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difficult(adjective, hard, severe, rough)
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hostile(adjective, mean, sharp, dark)
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strong(adjective, hard, great, severe)
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churlish(adjective, gloomy, depressed, crude)
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flinty(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
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forbidding(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
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hard-shell(adjective, characteristic, strong, hard)
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heavy(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
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surly(adjective, mean, rough, low)
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adamant(adjective, mean, strong, hard)
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