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