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reasonable(adjective, calm, hard, sound, sensible)
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rigid(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
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sane(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible)
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savage(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
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sensible(adjective, hard, sound, tough, reasonable)
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set(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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shrewd(hard, sound, tough, reasonable, sharp)
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soulless(adjective, hard, careless, indifferent, cruel)
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steely(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
2
stolid(noun, adjective, tough, rational, straightforward)
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stony-hearted(adjective, cold, cruel, unfeeling, unsympathetic)
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stubborn(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
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tough-minded(adjective, hard, sound, realistic, uncompromising)
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toughened(noun, adjective, hard, careless, indifferent)
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unforgiving(adjective, person, feelings, emotions, rocky)
2
unyielding(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
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abnegating(adjective, calm, sensible, dark, restrained)
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above(adjective, indifferent, detached, distant, remote)
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abstaining(adjective, calm, sensible, dark, restrained)
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accustomed(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, hardened)
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