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32 entries under rigorous topic. ×
| by the numbers(noun, expression, adjective, idiom, adverb) | |
| acrimonious(adjective, severe, harsh, stiff, rigid) | |
| binding(adjective, severe, harsh, stiff, rigid) | |
| brick-wall(adjective, severe, stiff, rigid, tight) | |
| careful(adjective, harsh, exact, regular, neat) | |
| compelling(adjective, severe, harsh, stiff, rigid) | |
| confining(adjective, severe, harsh, stiff, rigid) | |
| convincing(adjective, severe, harsh, stiff, rigid) | |
| dead set on(expression, adjective, idiom, severe, stiff) | |
| demanding(adjective, severe, harsh, stiff, rigid) | |
| drawing(adjective, severe, harsh, stiff, rigid) | |
| dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hard(adjective, strong, tough, severe, harsh) | |
| hard-nosed(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| harsh(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| inflexible(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, severe, harsh, stiff, rigid) | |
| ironclad(adjective, severe, harsh, stiff, rigid) | |
| painstaking(adjective, harsh, exact, careful, neat) | |
| poignant(adjective, severe, harsh, stiff, rigid) |
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