| refractory | adj 1. unmanageable, stubborn, rebellious, tegar /hati, tengkuk/: Derek was a ~ child at 11 and a petty thief by 15, semasa berumur 11 tahun, Derek merupakan budak yg tegar hati, pd umur 15 tahun dia menjadi pencuri; 2. (of disease, wound, etc) not yielding to treatment, refraktori; 3. (of metal, substance, etc) hard to work, refraktori: a ~ metal, logam refraktori. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| toil | n bekerja keras: years of ~ had hardened him, bertahun-tahun bekerja keras membuat dia tegar hati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contumacy | n (fml) disobedience, kedegilan, sifat tegar hati, sifat keras /kepala, hati/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adamant | adj 1. (in character) /keras, tegar/ hati (sifatnya), (bersifat) tegar: I wish she were less ~, kalaulah dia tdk begitu keras hati; 2. (in resolution) tetap /berpendapat, berpendirian/, /tetap dgn, tdk berganjak drpd/ pendirian sso: he was ~ that he was fit to work, dia tetap berpendapat bahawa dia sudah sihat dan dapat bekerja; on this issue, I am ~, saya tetap dgn pendirian saya ttg perkara itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contumacious | adj degil, tegar, keras /kepala, hati/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |