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strait-laced(adjective, severity)
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uncaring(adjective, mean, hard, cool, tough)
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asleep(adjective, hard, tough, cold)
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astringent(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
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benumbed(adjective, hard, tough, cold)
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bleak(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel)
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cantankerous(adjective, hard, tough, firm)
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critical
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deadened(adjective, hard, tough, cold)
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draconian
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forbidding(adjective, person, close, strong, hard)
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hard-line(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
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intense(adjective, harsh, wild, cruel)
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numb(adjective, hard, tough, cold)
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unalterable(adjective, definite, fixed, stiff)
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unkind(adjective, mean, hard, cool, tough)
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abrupt
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acerbic
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acute
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anesthetized(adjective, hard, tough, cold)
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