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| firm(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| hard-line(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| stern(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| strict(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| anal-retentive(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| bloody-minded(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| confirmed(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| contrary(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| contumacious(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| cussed(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| defiant(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| demanding(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| determined(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| disobedient(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| exacting(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| froward(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| hard-shell(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| hell-bent(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| hidebound(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) |
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