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| unbending(adjective, clear, strong, hard, tough) | |
| critical(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, harsh) | |
| unfeeling(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough) | |
| relentless(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard) | |
| caustic(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty) | |
| dour(adjective, hard, tough, firm, attitude) | |
| pitiless(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough) | |
| terrible(adjective, appearance, bad, hard, great) | |
| awful(adjective, bad, great, tender, offensive) | |
| cold(adjective, calm, mean, hard, cool) | |
| heavy(adjective, strong, hard, tough, difficult) | |
| obdurate(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough) | |
| stiff(adjective, hard, tough, rough, firm) | |
| dangerous(adjective, help, bad, hard, tough) | |
| ruthless(adjective, appearance, mean, hard, tough) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, harsh) | |
| inexorable(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard) | |
| strong(adjective, hard, tough, intense, violent) | |
| drastic(adjective, hard, tough, rough, difficult) | |
| forbidding(adjective, appearance, strong, hard, tough) |
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