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close(adjective, strong, severe, harsh, passionate)
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dreadful(adjective, great, severe, wicked, extreme)
8
grave(adjective, quiet, severe, harsh, heavy)
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hard(adjective, strong, great, severe, harsh)
8
heartfelt(adjective, strong, great, keen, warm)
8
heavy(adjective, quiet, strong, complete, harsh)
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mighty(adjective, strong, severe, high, excessive)
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penetrating(adjective, strong, cool, severe, keen)
8
sincere(adjective, great, keen, warm, passionate)
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tense(affected, melodramatic, theatrical)
8
wild(adjective, strong, severe, difficult, passionate)
7
desperate(adjective, strong, severe, big, passionate)
7
brisk(adjective, strong, cool, tough, severe)
7
cruel(adjective, strong, violent, wicked, brutal)
7
dynamic(adjective, strong, great, tough, keen)
7
eye-opening(adjective, amazing, shocking, astonishing, astounding)
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feverish(adjective, strong, passionate, violent, wild)
7
frantic(adjective, strong, passionate, violent, wild)
7
heated(adjective, strong, keen, difficult, passionate)
7
incisive(adjective, strong, severe, sharp, powerful)
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