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unjust(adjective, hard, tough, cruel, coarse)
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exact(adjective, severe, firm, solid, stiff)
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iron-fisted(adjective, mean, tough, severe, firm)
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perverse(adjective, mean, hard, tough, low)
2
serious(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
2
unbreakable(adjective, severe, firm, solid, stiff)
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by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, hard)
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cold fish(expression, adjective, mean, hard, tough)
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dead set(expression, tough, severe, firm, stiff)
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dead set on(expression, adjective, idiom, severe, cruel)
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dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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satirical(adjective, mean, hard, severe, sharp)
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set(tough, severe, firm, stiff, inflexible)
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thick-skinned(adjective, mean, hard, tough, cruel)
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unpermissive(tough, severe, firm, stiff, rigid)
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vengeful(adjective, tough, severe, evil, nasty)
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hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, tough, cruel)
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resentful(adjective, tough, cruel, grim, painful)
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