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hurting(noun, trouble, distress, sorrow)
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inferno(noun, ruin, misery, punishment)
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jam(hardship, misfortune)
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jinx(noun, trouble, evil, burden)
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kiss of death(expression, idiom, hardship, misfortune)
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limbo(noun, misery, grave, nightmare)
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millstone(noun, trouble, concern, strain)
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necessity(noun, trouble, force, strain)
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need(noun, trouble, worry, depression)
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on the skids(expression, idiom, hardship, misfortune)
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onus(noun, trouble, charge, worry, concern)
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pain in the neck(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, blow)
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pandemonium(noun, misery, grave, nightmare)
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personal burden(expression, trouble, worry, lack)
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press(noun, trouble, force, strain)
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privation(noun, trouble, worry, depression)
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rainy day(expression, idiom, trouble, worry)
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responsibility(noun, trouble, charge, worry, concern)
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rotten luck(expression, trouble, worry, torment)
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strain(noun, trouble, charge, hurt, worry)
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