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hard cheese(expression, hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness)
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hard lines(expression, idiom)
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hard time(noun, expression, trouble, blow, difficulty)
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hardcase
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harm(hurt, ruin, damage, blow, cross)
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harshness(noun, difficulty)
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hassle(noun, trouble, force, blow, strain)
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hazard(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, harm)
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headache(noun, distress, burden, pain, depression)
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heartache(noun, distress, pain, depression, sadness)
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heartbreak(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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hell
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hindrance(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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hitch(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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holy mess(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, collapse)
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hot water(noun, expression, trouble, ruin, difficulty)
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hurting(noun, difficulty, depression, situation, sadness)
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impasse(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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impeded
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impending doom
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