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adamant(adjective, person, feelings, determined, resolute)
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firm(adjective, set, strong, hard, tough)
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numb(noun, adjective, hard, tough, severe)
8
stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, hard, careless)
7
case-hardened(adjective, hard, careless, indifferent, cruel)
7
cold(adjective, hard, cool, tough, severe)
7
hardhearted(adjective, hard, attitude, careless, cold)
7
indifferent(adjective, hard, cool, careless, cruel)
7
insensible(adjective, hard, cool, tough, severe)
7
inveterate(adjective, set, familiar, usual, fixed)
7
stiffened
7
strengthened(verb, adjective, set, strengthened)
7
thick-skinned(noun, adjective, hard, tough, severe)
7
trained(verb, adjective, skilled, experienced, seasoned)
7
treated
7
unemotional(adjective, hard, cool, tough, severe)
7
unsympathetic(adjective, hard, tough, severe, careless)
6
adamantine(adjective, strong, firm, determined, stiff)
6
annealed(verb, adjective, hard, firm, solid)
6
apathetic(adjective, person, hard, cool, tough)
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