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price tag(expression, charge, damage, total)
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promissory note(expression, damage, balance, capital)
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puzzle(worry, difficulty, distress, anxiety)
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quagmire(difficulty, mess, hardship, jam)
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quandary(trouble, difficulty, condition, mess)
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receipt(damage, balance, statement, capital)
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reckoning(check, damage, arrangement, balance)
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red ink(expression, damage, balance, capital)
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responsibility(damage, burden, balance, capital)
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rigor(difficulty, mess, hardship, jam)
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rough go(expression, difficulty, mess, hardship)
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sadness(trouble, worry, passion, distress)
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score(charge, damage, total, quantity)
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scrape(trouble, worry, difficulty, distress)
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sorrow(trouble, worry, passion, distress)
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soup(difficulty, mess, hardship, jam)
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spot(trouble, worry, difficulty, distress)
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state(trouble, difficulty, condition, mess)
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statement(check, note, account, arrangement)
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strait(difficulty, mess, hardship, jam)
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