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bad break(noun, expression, trouble, blow, cross)
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bad fortune(expression, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
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bad news(noun, expression, trouble, ruin, blow)
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bafflement(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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bale(ruin, evil, catastrophe, tragedy)
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barricade(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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big problem(noun, expression, trouble, blow, distress)
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bitterness(noun, disappointment, dissatisfaction, disillusionment)
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bother(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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calvary(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, difficulty)
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cantankerousness(noun, difficulty)
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chagrin(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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check(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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collapse(ruin, destruction, disaster, catastrophe, misfortune)
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constraint(noun, trouble, force, strain, difficulty)
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contrariness(noun, difficulty)
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crisis(noun, trouble, difficulty, limit, pain)
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cross to bear(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, blow)
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crucible(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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