| hang on(verb, phrasal verb, resist) | |
| block(verb, resist) | |
| check(verb, resist) | |
| hinder(verb, resist) | |
| hold on | |
| obstruct(verb, resist) | |
| stop(verb, resist) | |
| bode | |
| crisp(adjective, tough, firm, fixed, distant) | |
| distant(adjective, tough, firm, fixed, rigid) | |
| do or die(expression, adjective, idiom, tough, firm) | |
| dug in(expression, adjective, tough, firm, distant) | |
| formal(adjective, tough, firm, fixed, distant) | |
| hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, tough, firm) | |
| hold the fort(verb, expression, adjective, idiom, tough) | |
| incompliant(adjective, tough, firm, fixed, distant) | |
| inelastic(adjective, tough, firm, fixed, distant) | |
| inexorable(adjective, tough, firm, fixed, distant) | |
| intractable(adjective, tough, firm, fixed, distant) | |
| keep at bay(verb, resist) |
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