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unfeeling(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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unrelenting(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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acrimonious(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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confining(adjective, severe, harsh, stiff, rigid)
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difficult(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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forbidding(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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rugged(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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unpermissive(adjective, hard, severe, rough, firm)
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bleak(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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cold(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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hard-nosed(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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rough(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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serious(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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brutal(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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inclement(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, hard)
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disciplinary(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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flinty(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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implacable(adjective, set, strong, hard, tough)
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iron-fisted(adjective, severe, firm, harsh, stiff)
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