hard-liner
A politician who takes the hard line.
The hard-liner was left with no other option but to go for the February poll after he failed to restore his parliamentary majority.
hard-nosed
Tough or rugged; very strict; not weak or soft; stubborn, especially in a fight or contest.
Joe's father was a hard-nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars.
Pete is a good boy; he plays hard-nosed football.
hard-on
An erection of the male sexual organ.
He must have had his last hard-on years ago.
A strong desire or affinity for something.
Chrissy had a real hard-on for that band, but now she thinks they're sell-outs.
hard-top
A car that has a metal roof; a car that is not a convertible.
Every spring Mr. Jones sells his hard-top and buys a convertible.
A car with windows that can be completely lowered with no partitions left standing, and with a top that may or may not be lowered.
The hardtop convertible BMW series 4 has been on the list of best hard-tops for sometime.
hardheaded
Stubborn; shrewd; practical.
Don is a hardheaded businessman who made lots of money, even during the recession.
hardhearted
Unsympathetic; merciless.
Jack is so hardhearted that even his own children expect nothing from him.
hardly any
scarcely any
Almost no or almost none; very few.
Hardly any of the students did well on the test, so the teacher explained the lesson again.
Charles and his friends each had three cookies, and when they went out, hardly any cookies were left.
hardly ever
scarcely ever
Very rarely; almost never; seldom.
It hardly ever snows in Florida.
Johnny hardly ever reads a book.