57
trouble(noun, verb, upset, dull, help)
53
anguish(noun, verb, state, upset, trouble)
50
misery(noun, activity, state, trouble, control)
49
pain(noun, verb, state, upset, trouble)
47
suffering(noun, activity, upset, trouble, feeling)
46
torment(noun, verb, state, upset, trouble)
40
grief(noun, trouble, cut, worry, passion)
39
agony(noun, state, upset, trouble, feeling)
38
worry(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
37
torture(noun, verb, state, upset, trouble)
34
woe(noun, state, trouble, discharge, worry)
33
affliction(noun, state, trouble, hurt, worry)
29
upset(noun, verb, trouble, dull, hurt)
27
stress(noun, verb, upset, trouble, fix)
25
anxiety(noun, trouble, disorder, worry, concern)
25
hurt(noun, verb, state, upset, trouble)
25
tribulation(noun, trouble, worry, blow, difficulty)
25
afflict(noun, verb, upset, trouble, dull)
25
heartbreak(noun, trouble, cut, worry, blow)
24
trial(noun, trouble, worry, concern, strain)
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