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calamity(noun, trouble, situation, suffering)
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catastrophe(noun, trouble, situation, suffering)
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clutch(hardship, misfortune)
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complication(noun, trouble, dispute, issue)
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contretemps(hardship, misfortune)
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count(noun, trouble, dispute, issue)
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crunch(noun, trouble, dispute, issue)
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destitution(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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disagreement(noun, trouble, dispute, issue)
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disaster(noun, trouble, situation, suffering)
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disputed point(noun, expression, trouble, dispute)
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downer(noun, trouble, situation, suffering)
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drag(noun, trouble, situation, suffering)
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evil eye(expression, hardship, misfortune)
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exigency(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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hard knocks(noun, expression, trouble, situation)
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hard nut to crack(noun, expression, idiom, trouble)
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hard time(noun, expression, trouble, drag)
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hard times(expression, hardship, misfortune)
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hardship(noun, trouble, situation, suffering)
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