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knocks(defeat, failure, disappointment, discontent)
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lack of success(noun, expression, idiom, defeat)
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letdown(noun, defeat, distress, failure)
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loss(noun, hurt, damage, harm)
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mortification(noun, defeat, distress, failure)
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nightmare(noun, trouble, distress, care)
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nonsuccess(noun, defeat, distress, failure)
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nuisance(noun, trouble, distress, care)
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pain in the neck(noun, expression, idiom, trouble)
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pest(noun, trouble, distress, care)
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plague(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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rotten luck(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty)
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severe test(noun, expression, trouble, distress)
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thorn(noun, trouble, distress, care)
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trying time(noun, expression, trouble, distress)
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unfulfillment(noun, defeat, distress, failure)
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unpleasantness(cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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vexation(noun, trouble, distress, care)
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casuality(cross, failure)
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stroke of bad luck(expression, idiom, cross, failure)
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