1
stickling(careful, demanding, scrupulous, particular, meticulous)
1
strict(harsh, careful, precise, rigid, tidy)
1
taxing
1
tough(adjective, harsh, rigid, strict, thorough)
1
undemocratic
1
unequal
1
unlike
1
unmatched
1
variable
1
varying
1
very careful(expression, demanding, meticulous, fussy, discriminating)
0
self-conscious(adjective, affected, fastidious, overrefined)
0
accept
0
acute(sharp, refined, critical, discerning, astute)
0
alert(fussy, discriminating)
0
arduous
0
astute(sharp, refined, critical, discerning, fussy)
0
bad-tempered
0
by the book
0
by the numbers
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