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failure(ruin, blow, burden, cross, disaster)
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fiasco(ruin, disaster, catastrophe, calamity, upheaval)
1
fierce(adjective, bad, nasty, horrible, disagreeable)
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fix(noun, trouble, difficulty, condition, mess)
1
forfeit(noun, bad feelings)
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glad tidings
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godawful(adjective, bad, rough, poor, awful)
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good word
1
gospel
1
grody(adjective, bad, rough, poor, nasty)
1
gross(adjective, bad, wrong, evil, rough)
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hang-up(noun, fix, worry, difficulty, distress)
1
harassment
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hard-time(adjective, bad, nasty, horrible, disagreeable)
1
hard luck(expression, ruin, blow, cross, failure)
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harm(ruin, blow, burden, cross, failure)
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harrying
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heartache(noun, trouble, worry, passion, concern)
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heartbreak(noun, trouble, worry, distress, care)
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hole(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, condition)
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