Boiled
Worked
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Prior to the two meeting Shotaro worked for another, much more hard-boiled detective whose death helps to kick off the events of the series.
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This worked well enough that he actually managed to make one less hard-boiled guy faint.
Source: Comic Book / The Creeper -
Before becoming an unfortunate widow, a hard-boiled detective, and a defense attorney, Ryo Ishibashi worked for a no-nonsense Japanese organization in American Yakuza.
Source: Retroactive Recognition
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