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forbidding(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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froward(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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frowning(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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grim(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hang-tough(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hang tough(expression, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
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hard(adjective, strong, tough, severe, rough)
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hard-core(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, tough, firm)
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hardheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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harsh(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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headstrong(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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hell-bent(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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hidebound(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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immovable(adjective, strong, hard, tough, difficult)
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implacable(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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incompliant(tough, severe, difficult, wild, awkward)
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incurable(tough, difficult, wild, awkward, obstinate)
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indocile(tough, difficult, wild, awkward, obstinate)
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insoluble(tough, difficult, wild, awkward, obstinate)
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