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faux pas
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fight(argument, quarrel, confrontation)
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hard knocks(expression, difficulty, shock, failure, disaster)
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hard luck(expression, blow, cross, failure, disaster)
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hard times(expression, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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harm(blow, burden, cross, failure, disaster)
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hassle(noun, dispute, disagreement, argument, quarrel)
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hindrance(noun, trouble)
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hitch(noun, hindrance)
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hurting(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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ill fortune(expression, difficulty, hardship, misfortune, misadventure)
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infelicity(noun, blow, burden, cross, failure)
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jam(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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jinx(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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kiss of death(expression, idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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loss(blow, burden, cross, failure, disaster)
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misadventures
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misfortunes
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nuisance(blow, burden, cross, failure, disaster)
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off-year(noun, timing)
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