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worry(noun, trouble, concern, blow, strain)
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anxiety(noun, trouble, worry, concern, blow)
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contretemps(noun, shock, failure, disaster)
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travail(noun, trouble, worry, lack)
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weight(noun, trouble, force, strain)
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albatross(noun, trouble, worry, concern, blow)
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blame(noun, trouble, concern, strain)
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bummer(trial, suffering, hardship, misfortune)
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constraint(noun, trouble, force, strain)
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crunch(noun, trouble, worry, blow, strain)
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crux(noun, burden, suffering, something)
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destitution(noun, trouble, worry, depression)
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discipline(noun, trouble, force, strain)
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downer(shock, failure, disaster, trial)
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encumbrance(noun, trouble, charge, worry, concern)
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hard knocks(expression, trouble, shock, failure)
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hard times(expression, idiom, hardship, misfortune)
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mischance(trouble, ruin, collapse, failure)
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peril(noun, trouble, worry, lack)
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poison(noun, trouble, ruin, burden)
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