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14
severe(adjective, person, mean, strong)
11
cruel(adjective, mean, strong, tough)
11
relentless(adjective, mean, strong, tough)
9
harsh(adjective, mean, strong, tough)
8
strict(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
8
tough(adjective, strong, severe, rough)
6
inexorable(adjective, mean, strong, tough)
6
rigorous(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
6
unrelenting(adjective, mean, strong, tough)
5
austere(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
5
inflexible(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
5
obdurate(adjective, close, strong, tough)
5
rigid(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
4
dour(adjective, close, tough, severe)
4
rough(adjective, strong, tough, difficult)
4
uncompromising(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel)
3
authoritarian(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
3
cold(adjective, close, tough, severe)
3
grim(adjective, mean, strong, tough)
3
unbending(adjective, close, strong, tough)
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