178 entries under tough topic. ×

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cantankerous(adjective, hard, severe, firm)
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deadened(adjective, hard, severe, cold)
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forbidding(adjective, person, close, strong, hard)
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hard-line(adjective, strong, hard, severe)
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hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, hard)
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hostile(adjective, person, harsh, feelings)
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inclement(adjective, harsh, cruel, grim)
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inhumane(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
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locked in(expression, determined, fixed, stiff)
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numb(adjective, hard, severe, cold)
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rough(adjective, person, strong, hard)
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true(adjective, strong, flat, firm)
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uncooperative(adjective, difficult, inflexible, obstinate)
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ungovernable(difficult, violent, wild, capricious)
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unkind(adjective, mean, hard, cool)
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unrepenting(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic)
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anesthetized(adjective, hard, severe, cold)
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awkward(difficult, obstinate, stubborn, willful)
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bitter(adjective, strong, hard, harsh)
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churlish(adjective, hard, severe, cold)
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