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cold-blooded(adjective, person, bad, hard, tough)
10
hard(adjective, mean, strong, sound, tough)
9
unemotional(adjective, mean, hard, tough, cold)
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apathetic(adjective, person, hard, tough, careless)
7
emotionless(adjective, bad, tough, cold, rational)
7
unsentimental(adjective, hard, sound, tough, reasonable)
6
cold(adjective, calm, hard, tough, harsh)
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hard-nosed(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
6
pragmatic(adjective, hard, sound, simple, tough)
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down-to-earth(adjective, calm, hard, sound, simple)
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objective(adjective, hard, sound, tough, rational)
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practical(adjective, calm, hard, sound, tough)
5
unromantic(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible)
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earthy(adjective, hard, sound, simple, tough)
4
hardheaded(adjective, strong, hard, sound, tough)
4
sober(adjective, calm, dull, hard, sound)
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matter-of-fact(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible)
3
rational(adjective, calm, hard, sound, tough)
3
stoic(adjective, tough, rational, straightforward, sober)
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unidealistic(adjective, hard, sound, simple, tough)
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