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Having or showing determination or resolve

Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent

Ambitious or driven towards a particular goal

Having a practical or beneficial use

Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on

Having significant importance or value

Having great impact or influence

In working order

Specifically identified to the exclusion of anything else

Having or indicating an efficient, practical, and systematic approach to one's work or a task

Signifying or carrying a special meaning

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Adjective

Having or showing determination or resolve

playing hard ball

be out for blood

nose to the grindstone

full of determination

dyed-in-the-wool

meaning business

committed to the idea of

bound and determined

stubborn as a mule

on one's mettle

stop at nothing

self-disciplined

self-opinionated

going for broke

insistent about

in for long haul

tall in the saddle

like a ball of fire

desiring success

as game as Ned Kelly

keen as mustard

with one's shoulder to the wheel

with one's nose to the grindstone

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

having killer instinct

through-and-through

through and through

as keen as mustard

true to the end

single-minded about

obsessive about

inflexible about

fanatical about

coming on strong

incontrovertible

tried and tested

set in one's ways

unchallengeable

beyond question

as thick as thieves

having down pat

thick as thieves

unaccommodating

well-established

well-constructed

standing one's ground

high-principled

set in concrete

hermetically sealed

not giving an inch

sure of oneself

tough nut to crack

not in question

not backward in coming forward

sticking to one's guns

as sure as eggs is eggs

carved in stone

solid as a rock

beyond a shadow of a doubt

string along with

free from doubt

straightforward

winner-take-all

unimpressionable

uncompassionate

closely controlled

strictly controlled

rigidly enforced

tried and trusted

proof against persuasion

on top of each other

set in your ways

believing in oneself

meaning what one says

going all the way

not discouraged

hold your ground

fixed as the laws of the Medes and the Persians

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

etched in stone

self-respecting

goody two-shoes

in fine feather

there are no two ways about it

without question

storm-resistant

capable of being trusted

high and mighty

throwing weight around

standardized^US

standardised^UK

nearest and dearest

like the Rock of Gibralter

in a straight line

on the up and up

lacking sentiment

joined at the hip

in each other's pocket

as hard as nails

as tough as old boots

toughened by experience

without loopholes

copper-bottomed

one hundred per cent

over-particular

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

high-maintenance

black-and-white

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“Kings Cross wasn't too bad; I got used to the dealers and hookers hassling me, and they seemed to recognise by my purposeful stride that I was a local and left me alone for the best part.”

Adjective

Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent

done on purpose

thought out in advance

deliberately planned

with forethought

accidentally on purpose

thought through

well thought out

at your discretion

up to the individual

well-considered

thought-through

well-thought-out

according to a plan

well thought-out

carefully chosen

selected with care

pre-established

established in advance

decided beforehand

arranged in advance

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Adjective

Ambitious or driven towards a particular goal

Adjective

Having a practical or beneficial use

in working order

at one's disposal

available for use

at your disposal

in running order

ready for action

high-functioning

well-functioning

at your fingertips

readily available

just round the corner

there for the taking

nondiscriminatory

ready to be drawn

waiting to be bought

at your service

yours for the asking

vouchsafed to someone

for use when needed

within the bounds of possibility

within the realms of possibility

champing at bit

at beck and call

easily available

there with bells on

neighbouring^UK

surplus to requirements

still available

within spitting distance

at close quarters

a hop, skip and a jump away

in close proximity

within sniffing distance

within stone's throw

within walking distance of

just around the corner from

in neighborhood

within easy reach of

well placed for

at close quarters to

under one's nose

a stone's throw from

well situated for

within spitting distance of

a hop, skip and a jump away from

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Adjective

Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on

worth the effort

in the affirmative

straight-shooting

forward-looking

financially rewarding

to one's advantage

commercially successful

in one's interests

self-sustaining

financially worthwhile

very productive

in one's best interests

worth its weight in gold

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Adjective

Having significant importance or value

earth-shattering

of great consequence

of significance

of great import

ground-breaking

no laughing matter

vitally important

out of the ordinary

world-shattering

of the utmost importance

earthshattering

name-of-the-game

meat-and-potatoes

of vital importance

extremely important

of great moment

carrying a lot of weight

worthy of attention

not to be forgotten

never to be forgotten

fixed in the mind

well thought of

of high standing

of particular interest

worth mentioning

worthy of mention

worth taking a look at

bread-and-butter

of great importance

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Adjective

Having great impact or influence

thought-provoking

invigorating^US

incontrovertible

envigorating^UK

well-established

coming on strong

emotion-charged

carrying conviction

not taking no for an answer

confrontational

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Adjective

In working order

in working order

in working condition

high-functioning

well-functioning

ready for action

able to function

alive and kicking

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

about in circulation

of current interest

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Adjective

Specifically identified to the exclusion of anything else

personalized^US

individualized^US

personalised^UK

individualised^UK

individualistic

distinguishable

particularized^US

particularised^UK

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

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Adjective

Having or indicating an efficient, practical, and systematic approach to one's work or a task

Adjective

Supervised

Adjective

Signifying or carrying a special meaning

representational

individualistic

differentiating

individualizing^US

individualising^UK

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

particularised^UK

particularized^US

characteristic of

individualized^US

personalized^US

personalised^UK

individualised^UK

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