| cutting(verb, adjective, mean, strong, cool) |
| uncompromising(adjective, clear, hard, tough, rough) |
| distressing(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, tender) |
| grim(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard) |
| hard-nosed(adjective, clear, strong, hard, tough) |
| heavy-handed(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) |
| operose(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, violent) |
| profound(adjective, hard, difficult, intense, complex) |
| tricky(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward) |
| violent(adjective, clear, strong, hard, tough) |
| backbreaking(adjective, hard, difficult, heavy, cruel) |
| brutal(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough) |
| complex(adjective, hard, difficult) |
| exacting(adjective, hard, tough, easy, rough) |
| hefty(adjective, hard, difficult, harsh, big) |
| bitter(adjective, mean, strong, hard, cool) |
| complicated(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward) |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, difficult, awful, terrible) |
| fierce(adjective, mean, clear, strong, hard) |
| heartrending(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) |