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17
severe(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
15
harsh(adjective, severe, firm, rigid)
11
stringent(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
8
stern(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
7
oppressive(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
7
rigorous(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
6
rigid(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
5
austere(adjective, strong, severe, firm)
4
dour(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
3
hard(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
3
exacting(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
3
grim(severe, firm, harsh, stern)
2
strait-laced(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
1
authoritarian(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
1
dead set(expression, adjective, severe, firm)
1
disciplinary(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
1
forbidding(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
1
hard-boiled(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
1
iron-fisted(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
1
no-nonsense(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
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