Dire
Dire adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Hard
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- They eventually realize what dire consequences, namely hard time, their actions could actually have, so they kill the boy.
Source: A Tragedy of Impulsiveness -
Dangerous draws the Hanged Man, which the script implies is a dire portent; it's actually associated with transformation (like much-maligned Death) and hard-earned wisdom.
Source: Tarot Troubles -
Third-Person Person: Dire has found she can only refer to herself in third person no matter how hard she tries.
Source: Literature / The Dire Saga
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