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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

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

Having a practical or beneficial use

Having significant importance or value

Having great impact or influence

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

well-conditioned

hale and hearty

beyond question

having down pat

unchallengeable

taken for granted

unaccommodating

standing one's ground

bursting with health

high-principled

fit as a fiddle

set in concrete

free from doubt

not giving an inch

one hundred per cent

in tip-top condition

sure of oneself

well-established

sticking to one's guns

carved in stone

tough nut to crack

as fit as a flea

strong as an ox

as fit as a fiddle

not in question

black-and-white

high-maintenance

alive and kicking

as sure as eggs is eggs

over-particular

no ifs ands or buts

solid as a rock

beyond a shadow of a doubt

hard to satisfy

string along with

over-censorious

straightforward

closely controlled

strictly controlled

rigidly enforced

unimpressionable

uncompassionate

proof against persuasion

tried and trusted

as thick as thieves

in a straight line

set in your ways

well-constructed

hold your ground

meaning what one says

not discouraged

etched in stone

fixed as the laws of the Medes and the Persians

without loopholes

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

as strong as a horse

powerfully built

hanging together

holding together

in good condition

there are no two ways about it

without question

bursting with good health

standardized^US

standardised^UK

in every respect

no holds barred

no strings attached

without reservations

capable of being trusted

like the Rock of Gibralter

high and mighty

throwing weight around

pulling no punches

on the up and up

copper-bottomed

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

in good physical condition

the picture of health

in good physical shape

not backward in coming forward

inextinguishable

lacking sentiment

desensitised^UK

as hard as nails

as tough as old boots

toughened by experience

unshakeable in one's belief

easy in one's mind

secure in one's belief

hold the unwavering view

honest-to-goodness

well documented

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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

endeavouring^UK

upwardly mobile

desiring success

highly motivated

like a ball of fire

extremely motivated

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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

to one's advantage

in one's interests

happiness-inducing

in one's interest

in one's best interests

worth its weight in gold

to one's own advantage

in one's own interests

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Adjective

Having a practical or beneficial use

suited to the purpose

in working order

brought to bear

non-theoretical

alive and kicking

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

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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

world-shattering

of the utmost importance

earthshattering

out of the ordinary

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

worth mentioning

worthy of mention

worth taking a look at

of particular interest

of great importance

bread-and-butter

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Adjective

Having great impact or influence

thought-provoking

invigorating^US

incontrovertible

envigorating^UK

of considerable importance

not to be ignored

to be reckoned with

well-established

a hard nut to crack

coming on strong

emotion-charged

carrying conviction

not taking no for an answer

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Adjective

Specifically identified to the exclusion of anything else

personalized^US

individualized^US

individualistic

personalised^UK

individualised^UK

distinguishable

particularized^US

particularised^UK

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

individualizing^US

differentiating

individualising^UK

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Adjective

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

Adjective

Signifying or carrying a special meaning

representational

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