Drill
Drill noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.
Strictness and drill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strictness" instead a noun "Drill".
Strictness
Strictness noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).
Drill and strictness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drill" instead a noun "Strictness".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Later in the anime, some students can be heard referring to Sumire as the "Drill Sergent", due to her strictness.
Source: Light Novel / Toradora!
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