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keen
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raw
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rough(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
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short
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spare
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titanic(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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ungracious(adjective, bleak, stark, austere)
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unpermissive(adjective, hard, tough, rough)
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acerbic
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acrid(adjective, hard, sharp, flat)
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acrimonious
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ambitious(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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arduous(adjective, hard, tough, rough)
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asperous(adjective, hard, sharp, flat)
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backbreaker(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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basic
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bothersome(tough, painful, problematic, trying)
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brisk
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bullheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
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by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, hard)
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