Dear
Tough
Tough adjective - Not easily chewed.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The pure vitriol in the last line really sells it.Oh my dear sweet Lord, how tough do you have it?
Source: Web Video / Bennett the Sage -
In My Dear Marie, this is tough-girl Hibiki's approach to seducing the loser protagonist once she gets him home, though he immediately passes out and it never goes anywhere.
Source: But Liquor Is Quicker -
Antonio Rodriguez: Dear Madam, I have received your letter regarding our line of Peeping Tom Plasmids, and wish to respond thusly: Tough. Luck.
Source: Power Perversion Potential
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