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sickness(noun, health, trouble, hurt, weak)
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infirmity(noun, health, trouble, disorder, evil)
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ordeal(noun, trouble, blow, distress)
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burden(noun, trouble, charge, hard, ruin)
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disaster(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
13
sorrow(noun, trouble, charge, worry, wrong)
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catastrophe(noun, upset, trouble, hurt, ruin)
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cross(noun, trouble, hard, blow)
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care(noun, trouble, worry, concern, blow)
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load(noun, trouble, charge, worry, concern)
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mishap(noun, upset, trouble, hurt, ruin)
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punishment(noun, trouble, concern, strain)
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depression(noun, trouble, ruin, worry)
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grievance(noun, trouble, hurt, worry, wrong)
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hell(noun, place, ruin, distress)
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plight(noun, burden, suffering, something)
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bad luck(noun, expression, ruin, failure)
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concern(noun, trouble, worry, strain)
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pressure(noun, charge, worry, strain)
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reverse(noun, upset, trouble, hurt, ruin)
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