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accustomed(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, prepared)
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bent(adjective, serious, resolute, persistent, unwavering)
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bent on(expression, adjective, serious, resolute, persistent)
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benumbed(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, prepared)
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buckled down(expression, adjective, serious, resolute, persistent)
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callous(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, prepared)
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case-hardened(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, prepared)
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coldhearted(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, prepared)
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constant(adjective, serious, resolute, persistent, pat)
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contemptuous(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, prepared)
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cruel(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, hardened)
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decided(adjective, serious, resolute, persistent, unwavering)
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decisive(adjective, serious, resolute, persistent, unwavering)
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disdainful(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, prepared)
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dogged(adjective, serious, resolute, persistent, unwavering)
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driven(adjective, serious, resolute, persistent, pat)
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earnest(adjective, determined, serious, resolute, persistent)
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fixed(adjective, serious, resolute, persistent, unwavering)
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habituated(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, prepared)
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hard-bitten(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, hardened)
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