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strong-minded(adjective, firm, determined, fixed, serious)
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tight(adjective, close, strong, hard, free)
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earnest(adjective, serious, resolute, unwavering)
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intractable(adjective, tough, firm, difficult)
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stiff-necked(adjective, tough, firm, resist, unreasonable)
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unbending(adjective, clear, strong, tough, severe)
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bound(adjective, strong, flat, firm, solid)
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decisive(adjective, determined, serious, resolute)
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hidebound(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate)
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iron(adjective, strong, tough, firm, solid)
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lasting(adjective, tough, firm, true, fixed)
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opinionated(tough, firm, unreasonable, grim)
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uncooperative(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward)
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contumacious(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate)
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serious(adjective, strong, firm, determined, resolute)
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solid(adjective, strong, sound, secure, tough)
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unregenerate(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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wayward(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward)
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bloody-minded(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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bound and determined(expression, adjective, idiom, determined, vigorous)
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