177 entries under difficulty topic. ×

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drag(noun, trouble, blow, distress)
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hard times(noun, expression, situation, hardship)
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hardness(noun, toughness)
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jam(noun, trouble, situation, hardship)
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jinx(noun, situation, hardship, misfortune)
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need(noun, trouble, worry, depression)
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plight(limit, burden, edge, suffering)
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poison(noun, informal, situation, hardship)
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predicament(noun, trouble, pain, struggle)
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privation(noun, trouble, worry, depression)
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problem(noun, distress, burden, depression)
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rigorousness(noun, laboriousness, strenuousness)
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severity
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straits(noun, trouble, hardship, misfortune)
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strenuousness(noun, trouble, pain, struggle)
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tough luck(noun, expression, trouble, blow)
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toughness(noun, hardness)
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trickiness(noun, complication, complexity, intricacy)
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wearying
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asperity(noun, trouble, lack, torment)
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