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poignant(adjective, severe, harsh, unpleasant, vicious)
2
square(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
2
unfeeling(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
1
by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, hard)
1
dead set(expression, adjective, tough, severe, firm)
1
dead set on(expression, adjective, idiom, severe, harsh)
1
disciplinary(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
1
distressing(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, set, strong, hard, tough)
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forbidding(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
1
hard-boiled(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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iron-fisted(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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powerful(adjective, severe, harsh, rigid, tight)
1
serious(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
1
set(adjective, hard, tough, severe, firm)
1
stickling(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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straight(adjective, tough, correct, severe, firm)
1
stuffy(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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unpermissive(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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unpleasant(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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