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care(trouble, blow, distress, burden)
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clutch(difficulty, situation, hardship, misfortune)
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complexity(difficulty, complication, intricacy, complicatedness)
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complication(trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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defeat(trouble, ruin, blow, distress)
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desolation(ruin, collapse, failure, depression)
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dole(trouble, blow, distress, shock)
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dolor(distress, shock, pain, struggle)
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drag(trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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evil(hurt, damage, blow, harm)
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extremity(limit, edge, boundary, ultimate)
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haplessness
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hard times(expression, difficulty, situation, hardship)
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hardness(difficulty, toughness)
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infliction(hurt, damage, harm, disaster)
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irritation(trouble, blow, distress, care)
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jam(trouble, difficulty, situation, hardship)
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jinx(difficulty, situation, hardship, misfortune)
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load(trouble, force, blow, strain)
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melancholy(adjective, distress, depression, sadness)
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