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barbarous(adjective, appearance, hard, tough, harsh)
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bare(thin, lean, bleak, forlorn)
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bitter(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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bloody(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, cruel)
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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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exacting(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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formal(adjective, cool, severe, cold, detached)
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hang-tough(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard-bitten(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, cruel)
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hard-shell(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hardened(adjective, person, hard, tough, harsh)
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hardheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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impenitent(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, cruel)
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implacable(adjective, appearance, strong, hard, tough)
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inflexible(adjective, person, strong, hard, tough)
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inhuman(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, cruel)
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inhumane(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, cruel)
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