He looked the toughest of all the challengers.
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Toughest
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badbullycartilaginouschewyfibroushoodleatherlikeruggedstrictsturdyunsentimentalabidingabstruseace-highacuteadamantadamantineadherentadhesiveage-long
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difficiledifficultdisputantdiuturnaldomineeringdoughtydoughydourdragondrasticduckyduelistdurabledureeffortfulenduringenforcerenuredevergreenexacting
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excessiveexigentexorbitantextravagantextremefabfencerfeuderfiendfiercefighterfighting cockfine and dandyfire eaterfire-eaterfirebrandfirmfixedflintlikeflintyfoilsmanforcedformidablefuriousfurygamegamecockgamygangstergarbledgaumygeargelatinousgiantgladiatorglairygluelikeglueyglutenousglutinoseglutinousgoliathgooeygoongorillagranitelikegraniticgreatgrievousgrimgristlygrittygroovygruelinggrumousgumbogumbolikegumlikegummousgummygungunselgutsyguttyhairyhardhard as nailshard bittenhard earnedhard foughthard to understandhard-bittenhard-boiledhard-earnedhard-foughthard-linehard-nosedhard-sethardenedhardheartedhardnosehardyharshhatchet manheavyheftyhell raiserhell-raiserhellcathellhoundhellionherculeanherculesholy terrorhoodlumhooliganhornyhothotheadhotspurhunky doryhunky-doryhuskyicyimmoderateimmutableincendiaryinflexibleinspissatedintemperateintenseintractableintransientintrepidintricateinuredinveterateirksomeiron-hardironlikejam-upjawbreakingjelledjelliedjellylikejousterjumbledjust dandykeenkillerkillingknightknottedknottylaboredlaboriouslapideouslastingleatherylithoidlithoidallong lastinglong livedlong standinglong termlong-lasting
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long-livedlong-standinglong-termlongevallongevousmacrobioticmad dogmadcapmafiosomanlymarblemarblelikemarvymassivemeanmercilessmeticulousmettlesomemilitantmonster
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mucilaginousmuckermugmuggermuscle manmuscularmystifyingnailnarrowneatnervyniftyno picnicnobbynot easyobdurateobfuscatedobscureobscuredobstinateof long durationof long standingokokayonerousoperoseoppressiveosseousout of sightout of this worldoutrageousovertechnicalpainfulpastypeachypeachy-keenperdurableperduringperennialpermanentperpetualperplexedperplexingpersistentpersistingpertinaciouspicnicpiercingpluckyplug uglyplug-uglypolyphemuspowerfulpowerhouseproblematicalprocrusteanproofpunishingpunkpuzzlingquarrelerrapistrealisticred bloodedred-bloodedrefractoryregrettablerelentlessremainingresistantresistiveresoluterevolutionaryrigidrigorousrioterrippingrivalrocklikerockyrodmanropyroughroughneckrowdyruffianruffianlyrumruthlesssabreursamsonsavagescrambledscrapperscrumptiousscufflerself-adhesivesempervirentseriousserviceableset with thornsseveresharpshe-wolfsinewyslabbyslap-upslimyslitherysmashingsolidsomething elsesoundspartanspartanicspiffingspiffyspinyspiritedspiritfulspitfiresplittingspunkysquabblerstablestalwartstarchystayingsteadfaststeadysteellikesteelysteepsternstickablestickystiffstodgystonelikestonystoutstrainedstrappingstreet fighterstreetfighterstrenuousstringentstringystrongstrong armstrong manstrong-arm manstrong-armerstrugglerstubbornstunningsubstantialsuperincumbentsupermanswashbucklerswellswordswordplayerswordsmansyrupytackytarzantauttaxingtenacioustermagantterribleterrorterroristthe mightythe strongthickthick-skinnedthickenedthornythugticklishtigertighttigresstiltertitantoilsometorpedotough as leathertough guytough skinnedtower of strengthtremelloidtremellosetrickytrigger mantroublesometryingtusslerugly customerunalterableunaskedunbendingunbreakableuncaringunchewableuncomfortableuncompromisingunconscionableunderprivilegedunfadingunfeelingungivingunkindunsparingunsympatheticuntiringunyieldinguphillvehementvenomousvigorousviolentviragovirilevirulentviscidviscoseviscousvitalvixenwearisomeweather beatenweightywell-builtwell-constructedwell-foundedwell-groundedwell-madewickedwild beastwirywitchwithstandingwizardwolfwrangleryahooyoung turk
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From now on, you will become the toughest fifteen year old in the world.
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One of the toughest things in the world to do is forgive.
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The Administration has already established the toughest fuel economy standards for passenger vehicles in U.S. history. These standards require an average performance equivalent of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.
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