2
hearth(noun, furnace)
2
kettle(noun, furnace)
2
receptacle
2
test tube(expression, idiom, experiment)
2
try
1
touchstone(noun, experiment)
1
affliction(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
1
boiler(noun, furnace)
1
calabash(noun, receptacle)
1
calvary(noun, trouble, bother, blow, distress)
1
check
1
pan(noun, vessel, receptacle, container, jar)
1
acid test
1
adversity(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
1
agitator
1
albatross(noun, trouble, bother, blow, distress)
1
anguish(noun, trouble, bother, blow, distress)
1
annoyance(noun, trouble, bother, blow, distress)
1
anvil
1
apparatus
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