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heart-rending(adjective, awful, gloomy, miserable)
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heartbreaking(adjective, moving, sad, unpleasant, awful)
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pathetic(adjective, moving, sad, awful, terrible)
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rigorous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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bleak(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel)
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stern(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel)
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stringent(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel)
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acrimonious(adjective, hard, tough, sharp, harsh)
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anguished(adjective, sad, awful, miserable)
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austere(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, heavy)
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brutal(adjective, tough, evil, nasty, harsh)
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callous(adjective, hard, tough, evil, nasty)
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cold(adjective, tough, sharp, harsh, intense)
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cold-blooded(adjective, tough, evil, nasty, harsh)
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forlorn(sad, unhappy, awful, miserable)
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perverse(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel)
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rancorous(adjective, tough, evil, nasty, harsh)
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unfeeling(adjective, tough, evil, nasty, harsh)
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unkind(adjective, tough, evil, nasty, harsh)
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unrelenting(adjective, tough, evil, nasty, harsh)
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