2
ingrained(adjective, continue, confirmed)
2
intractable(adjective, determined, persistent, impulsive, obstinate)
2
refractory(adjective, determined, persistent, impulsive, obstinate)
2
settled(adjective, continue, confirmed)
2
strict(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
2
ungovernable(adjective, determined, persistent, impulsive, obstinate)
2
unruly(adjective, determined, persistent, impulsive, obstinate)
1
accepted(adjective, confirmed)
1
accustomed(adjective, confirmed)
1
adamant(adjective, strong, hard, tough, sturdy)
1
anal-retentive(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
1
astringent(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
1
austere(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
1
authoritarian(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
1
bitter(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
1
bloody-minded(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
1
bullheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
1
by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, hard)
1
cantankerous(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
1
chronic(adjective, confirmed)
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