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harrowing(adjective, tender, offensive, extreme, raw)
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heartless(adjective, mean, hard, tough, harsh)
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icy(adjective, hard, cool, tough, keen)
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incisive(adjective, sharp, exact, cold, piercing)
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mean(adjective, clear, hard, tough, evil)
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mordant(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult)
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overbearing(adjective, difficult, harsh, character trait)
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radical(adjective, extreme, extremes)
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resolute(adjective, tough, terrible, fixed, rigid)
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strait-laced(adjective, severity, stern, uncompromising)
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uncomfortable(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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unforgiving(adjective, person, mean, hard, rough)
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angry(adjective, state, characteristic, tough, harsh)
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atrocious(adjective, wicked)
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blunt(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, plain)
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determined(adjective, persistent, rigid, obstinate, insistent)
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disagreeable(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, tender)
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effortful(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, harsh)
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exigent(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, harsh)
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hurting(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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