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171 entries under tough topic. ×
| dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, set, strong, hard) | |
| fatiguing(adjective, hard, severe, rough) | |
| forbidding(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| frowning(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| grievous(adjective, hard, severe, harsh) | |
| grueling(adjective, hard, severe, difficult) | |
| hang-tough(adjective, strong, hard, harsh) | |
| hard-bitten(adjective, hard, harsh, cruel) | |
| hard-boiled(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| hard-line(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| hardened(adjective, hard, harsh, cruel) | |
| hardheaded(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| impenitent(adjective, hard, harsh, cruel) | |
| indomitable(adjective, set, strong, hard) | |
| inhumane(adjective, hard, harsh, cruel) | |
| insensitive(adjective, hard, harsh, cruel) | |
| involved(adjective, rough, difficult, heavy) | |
| irksome(adjective, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| labored(adjective, hard, rough, difficult) |
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