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severity(noun, quality, cruelty, atrocity, inhumanity)
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strictness(noun, quality, severity, cruelty, atrocity)
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roughness(noun, quality, severity, cruelty, atrocity)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, problem, hardship)
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characteristic(noun, feature, trait, attribute)
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condition(noun, state, occasion, circumstance)
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feature(noun, characteristic, trait, attribute)
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feel(noun, feature, characteristic, trait, attribute)
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feeling(noun, feature, characteristic, trait, attribute)
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property(noun, feature, characteristic, trait, attribute)
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sense(noun, feature, characteristic, trait, attribute)
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state(noun, condition, occasion, circumstance)
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sternness(noun, quality, severity, cruelty, atrocity)
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austerity(noun, quality, cruelty, atrocity, inhumanity)
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brutality(noun, quality, cruelty, atrocity, inhumanity)
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callousness(noun, quality, cruelty, atrocity, inhumanity)
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insensitivity(noun, quality, cruelty, atrocity, inhumanity)
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problem(noun, trouble, difficulty, hardship)
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trouble(noun, difficulty, problem, hardship)
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unkindness(noun, quality, cruelty, atrocity, inhumanity)
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