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| rigid(adjective, hard, tough, easy, severe) | |
| grim(adjective, person, appearance, mean, tough) | |
| cruel(adjective, person, appearance, mean, hard) | |
| inexorable(adjective, appearance, mean, severe, harsh) | |
| unyielding(adjective, appearance, mean, hard, easy) | |
| firm(noun, adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| relentless(adjective, appearance, mean, severe, harsh) | |
| exacting(adjective, hard, tough, easy, severe) | |
| demanding(adjective, hard, easy, severe, rough) | |
| implacable(adjective, appearance, mean, harsh, terrible) | |
| steadfast(adjective, resolute, rigid, strict) | |
| determined(adjective, resolute, rigid, obstinate) | |
| ruthless(adjective, appearance, mean, hard, severe) | |
| unsparing(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| merciless(adjective, person, appearance, mean, hard) | |
| set(adjective, tough, severe, firm, honest) | |
| hard-line(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| intractable(adjective, appearance, terrible, obstinate) | |
| iron(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| pitiless(adjective, mean, hard, severe, sharp) |
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