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103 entries under tough topic. ×
| austere(adjective, severe, harsh, heavy) | |
| brutal(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh) | |
| callous(adjective, hard, evil, nasty) | |
| cold(adjective, sharp, harsh, intense) | |
| cold-blooded(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh) | |
| dangerous(adjective, bad, severe, offensive) | |
| herculean(severe, difficult, problematic, trying) | |
| immense(adjective, severe, problematic, trying) | |
| no picnic(expression, hard, severe, difficult) | |
| perverse(adjective, harsh, cruel, grim) | |
| rancorous(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh) | |
| testing(noun, problematic, trying) | |
| tiresome(hard, severe, harsh, offensive) | |
| unfeeling(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh) | |
| unkind(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh) | |
| unrelenting(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh) | |
| vengeful(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh) | |
| antagonistic(adjective, harsh, cruel, grim) | |
| argumentative(problematic, trying) | |
| backbreaker(severe, problematic, trying) |
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