13
sob(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
12
fierce(noun, adjective, bad, temper, brave)
12
fighter(noun, bad, temper, brave, rebel)
9
bully(noun, person)
9
bullyboy(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
9
hood(noun, person, attack, slang, crimes)
9
hoodlum(noun, attack, crimes)
8
gangster(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
8
tough guy(noun, expression, idiom, bad, temper)
7
lech(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
7
warlock(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
7
white van man(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
7
wide boy(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
7
wise guy(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
6
gangsta(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
6
punk(noun, person, attack, slang, crimes)
6
rough
6
yobbo
5
miscreant
5
mug(noun, attack, crimes)
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