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forbidding(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard-headed
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insubordinate(tough, firm, unreasonable, grim, inflexible)
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intolerant
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jejune
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knowing
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mundane(adjective, reasonable, sensible, rational, straightforward)
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no-nonsense(adjective, tough, reasonable, sharp, sensible)
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not born yesterday(expression, idiom)
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