58 entries under strong topic. ×

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austere(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
3
severe(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
3
steely(adjective, hard, tough, determined)
3
strict(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
2
astringent(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
2
authoritarian(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
2
harsh(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
2
rigorous(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
2
tough(adjective, mean, hard, firm)
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bitter(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, hard)
1
cruel(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
disciplinary(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
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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)
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hang-tough(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
1
hard-boiled(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
1
hard-core(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
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