Dark and Tough

Dark

Dark adjective - Being without light or without much light.

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Tough and dark are semantically related In some cases you can use "Tough" instead an adjective "Dark".

Nearby Words: darken, darkness, darkened, darkening, darkly

Tough adjective - Not easily chewed.

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Dark and tough are semantically related in harsh topic. Sometimes you can use "Dark" instead an adjective "Tough".

Nearby Words: toughness, toughen, toughening, tougher, toughed

female	female dark	female tough
standard	standard dark	standard tough
strong	strong dark	strong tough
real	real dark	real tough
Other adjectives: arrogant, little, pretty, new, final, less, extra.

The Final Boss Pope Zera in Grandia II is initially very tough, having superimposed his will over the dark god Valmar's.

Source: Anti-Climax Boss
Dark and Troubled Past: Holy shit did this guy have it tough growing up... He also resorted to drugs and alchol for a while to deal with the pent up anger he felt.

Source: Creator / Eric Schweig
The dark irony hits when you realize that the most veteran judges are the ones willing to be tough; judges who don't know their way around the competition usually just punt it.

Source: Four Point Scale

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