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hard-nosed(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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narrow-minded(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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obdurate(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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obstinate(hard, tough, rough, firm)
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puritan
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stubborn(strong, hard, tough, rough)
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unbending(strong, hard, tough, rough)
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adamantine(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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anal-retentive(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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astringent(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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austere(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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authoritarian(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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bitter(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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bloody-minded(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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bullheaded(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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by the book(expression, idiom, strong, hard)
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callous(hard, tough, severe, rough)
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confirmed(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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contumacious(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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cruel(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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