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cripple(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent)
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delay(noun, verb, trouble, disorder, block)
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disaster(noun, trouble, ruin, evil, distress)
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discomfort(noun, trouble, blow, cross, failure)
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discommode(verb, upset, charge, bother, disturb)
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disease(difficulty, suffering)
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exact(verb, move, order, make, place)
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headache(noun, business, work, concern, distress)
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impose on(verb, expression, upset, bother, disturb)
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incubus(noun, charge, worry, concern, strain)
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incumbency(noun, charge, concern, authority, blame)
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infliction(noun, pain, adversity)
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issue(noun, effect, result, outcome)
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lay(verb, order, place, set, force)
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lumber(verb, trouble, charge, carry, pack)
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matter(noun, verb, business, action, good)
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matter in hand(expression, idiom, point, line, idea)
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mishap(noun, stress, weight, disaster, trial)
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obstacle(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
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oppression(noun, charge, worry, strain, distress)
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