49
load(noun, verb, business, trouble, place)
32
onus(noun, business, work, charge, understanding)
27
trouble(noun, verb, business, upset, work)
25
strain(noun, verb, business, upset, trouble)
25
weigh down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, trouble, charge)
22
weight(noun, verb, trouble, place, work)
21
encumber(noun, verb, trouble, place, charge)
20
tax(noun, verb, business, trouble, place)
19
encumbrance(noun, charge, disorder, worry, concern)
18
overload(noun, verb, trouble, charge, press)
17
handicap(noun, verb, trouble, give, charge)
16
oppress(verb, trouble, charge, press, bother)
16
affliction(noun, trouble, charge, hard, ruin)
16
distress(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
16
pressure(noun, verb, move, order, make)
16
stress(noun, verb, upset, force, charge)
15
charge(noun, verb, business, move, action)
15
worry(noun, verb, business, upset, trouble)
14
duty(noun, business, action, work, charge)
14
responsibility(noun, business, action, work, charge)
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