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harsh; severe; demanding
HSK 7-9
severe / harsh
demanding
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severe / exacting
to criticize harshly / to excoriate
exorbitant taxation (idiom)
caustic potash / potassium hydroxide KOH
caustic soda / sodium hydroxide NaOH
caustic (chemistry)
to remove an oppressive law, tax etc
tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)
exorbitant levies
to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)


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