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relentless(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
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rough(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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stiff-necked(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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tough(adjective, strong, hard, severe, harsh)
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unbending(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
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unsparing(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
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bullheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, hard)
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disciplinary(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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firm(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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flinty(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
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forbidding(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
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frowning(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard-boiled(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard-core(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard-line(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard-nosed(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
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hard-shell(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hardheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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