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hard to please(expression, adjective, idiom, tough, rough)
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hidebound(adjective, severe, persistent, obstinate, insistent)
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instant
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intractable(adjective, tough, persistent, obstinate, problematic)
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mean(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
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merciless(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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minute
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nit-picking(adjective, severe, sharp, rough, harsh)
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pernickety
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persistent(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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pitiless(adjective, hard, tough, severe, harsh)
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priggish(adjective, fastidious)
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proper(adjective, fastidious)
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prudent(adjective, thoughtful, sober, cautious, wary)
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querulous(adjective, fastidiousness)
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refined
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rigourous
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sedulous(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
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stony(adjective, hard, tough, severe, cruel)
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thoroughgoing(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
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