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blame(noun, trouble, concern, strain, difficulty)
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bruise(noun, cut, hurt, wrong, damage)
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bummer(difficulty, trial, suffering, hardship, misfortune)
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calvary(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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castigation(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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cataclysm(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, distress)
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chastisement(noun, punishment, fate, doom)
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complication(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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confinement(noun, force, disorder, disease, weakness)
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constraint(noun, trouble, force, strain, difficulty)
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contagion(noun, disorder, condition, cold, illness)
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correction(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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cramp(noun, cut, hurt, wrong, damage)
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crick(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
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crucible(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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crucifixion(noun, torment, anguish, punishment, torture)
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crunch(noun, trouble, worry, blow, strain)
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crux(noun, difficulty, burden, suffering, something)
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death(torture, killing)
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debacle(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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