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ordeal(noun, trouble, evil, burden)
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bad luck(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, ruin)
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suffering(noun, trouble, wrong, abuse, harm)
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torment(noun, trouble, ruin, abuse)
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disease(burden, suffering)
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pain(noun, hurt, wrong, harm)
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sorrow(noun, trouble, wrong, harm)
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bummer(noun, trouble, defeat, blow)
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destitution(noun, trouble, hurt, defeat, fall)
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downer(noun, trouble, defeat, blow)
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grievance(adjective, trouble, lack, torment)
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ill fortune(expression, hardship, misfortune, accident)
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anguish(noun, trouble, distress, burden)
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crunch(noun, trouble, blow, burden)
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depression(noun, trouble, ruin, distress)
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evil eye(noun, expression, trouble, pain)
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jinx(noun, trouble, pain, situation)
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peril(noun, trouble, lack, torment)
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poison(noun, trouble, ruin, burden)
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poverty(noun, trouble, depression, want)
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