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tough(noun, person, mean, bad, attack)
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ruffian(noun, bad, attack, tough, rough)
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hooligan(noun, attack, informal, convict, fugitive)
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gangster(noun, person, mean, bad, rough)
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hoodlum(noun, attack, rough, crook, fugitive)
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hood(noun, attack, slang, criminal, crook)
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bruiser(noun, mean, bad, tough, rough)
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crook(noun, criminal, convict, thief, outlaw)
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goon(noun, attack, slang, crimes, hoodlum)
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roughneck(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
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criminal(noun, person, mean, rough, informal)
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punk(noun, hoodlum)
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desperado(noun, criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
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terrorist(noun, radical, killing, guerrilla, subversive)
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scoundrel(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
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felon(noun, con, criminal, crook, convict)
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fighter(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
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gladiator(noun, combatant)
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mobster(noun, criminal, crook, convict, outlaw)
10
yob(noun, bad, temper, heavy, brave)
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