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fixed(adjective, set, rigid, strict)
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set(severe, fixed, rigid, strict)
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hard-core(adjective, close, strong, tough)
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unchangeable(adjective, resolute, rigid, inflexible)
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uncompromising(adjective, severe, harsh, rigid)
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adamant(adjective, set, strong, tough)
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adamantine(adjective, set, strong, tough)
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astringent(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
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austere(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
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authoritarian(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
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bitter(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
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bullheaded(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
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by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, strong)
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cruel(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
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determined(resolute, rigid, inflexible, strict)
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disciplinary(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
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firm(adjective, close, set, strong)
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flinty(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
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forbidding(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
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frowning(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
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