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immutable(adjective, set, hard, rough)
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ironclad(adjective, set, hard, harsh)
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oppressive(adjective, hard, rough, difficult)
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painful(adjective, tough, rough, difficult)
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pitiless(adjective, harsh, cruel, determined)
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sharp(adjective, clear, pleasant, bright)
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towering(adjective, unreasonable, noble, extreme)
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close(adjective, set, hard, tough)
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forbidding(adjective, hard, cool, harsh)
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great(adjective, strong, firm, powerful)
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strenuous(adjective, tough, difficult, painful)
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trying(adjective, tough, difficult, grim)
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unmoving(adjective, exact, still, fixed)
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Herculean(adjective, tough, difficult, painful)
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burdensome(adjective, tough, difficult, painful)
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definite(adjective, clear, hard, cool, pleasant)
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demanding(adjective, hard, tough, rough)
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effortful(tough, difficult, painful, problematic)
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incompliant(adjective, hard, tough, firm)
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leaden(adjective, dull, slow, heavy)
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