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crunch(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, burden)
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crux(noun, trouble, difficulty, burden, pain)
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cuff
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cumbersomeness(noun, difficulty)
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curtains(shock, collapse, failure, woe, disaster)
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damage(noun, hurt, harm, loss, injury)
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danger(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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dead end(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, pain)
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deadlock(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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debacle(ruin, blow, cross, failure, disaster)
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deep water(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, pain)
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depression(noun, trouble, ruin, difficulty, distress)
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deprivation(noun, hurt, damage, blow, harm)
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despond
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despondency(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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destruction(hurt, ruin, damage, evil, harm)
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devastation(hurt, damage, harm, disaster, injury)
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dilemma(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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disadvantage(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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discomfort(noun, trouble, blow, distress, pain)
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