63 entries under strong topic. ×

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inexorable(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
7
unbending(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
5
unshakable(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
4
implacable(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
4
tough(adjective, mean, hard, firm)
3
grim(adjective, hard, tough, firm)
1
astringent(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
austere(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
authoritarian(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
bitter(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, hard)
1
disciplinary(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
flinty(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
forbidding(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
frowning(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
hang-tough(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
hard-boiled(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
1
hard-core(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
hard-line(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
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