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reverse(hardship, misfortune)
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rigor(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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rotten luck(noun, expression, trouble, drag)
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scrape(noun, trouble, dispute, issue)
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sorrow(hardship, misfortune)
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squeeze(noun, trouble, dispute, issue)
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straits(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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suffering(hardship, misfortune)
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ticklish spot(noun, expression, trouble, drag)
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tough break(noun, expression, trouble, drag)
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tough luck(noun, expression, trouble, situation)
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trial(trouble, drag, hardship, misfortune)
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unholy mess(noun, expression, trouble, drag)
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vicissitude(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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want(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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worst(hardship, misfortune)
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Gordian knot(noun, expression, trouble, mess)
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botheration(noun, trouble, dispute, issue)
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catch(noun, hindrance, hitch, setback)
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complex problem(noun, expression, trouble, mess)
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