1
strict
1
tough(adjective, rough, difficult, awkward, grim)
1
very careful(expression, adjective, demanding, meticulous, fussy)
0
Pecksniffian(nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic)
0
ambitious(tough, problematic, trying)
0
anal
0
arduous(tough, problematic, trying)
0
argumentative(adjective, tough, grim, problematic, trying)
0
assiduous
0
backbreaker(tough, problematic, trying)
0
bad tempered(expression, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic)
0
bearish(adjective, tough, difficult, grim, critical)
0
bemoaning(difficult, critical, complaining)
0
big-eyed
0
boorish(adjective, tough, grim, problematic, trying)
0
bothersome(tough, problematic, trying)
0
burdensome(tough, problematic, trying)
0
by the book
0
calumniatory(nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic)
0
cantankerous(difficult, critical, complaining)
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