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snag(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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stumper(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
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subject(noun, strength, idea, effect, matter)
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teaser(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
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tenor(noun, organization, area, strength, material)
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topic(noun, idea, matter, subject, argument)
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upshot(noun, effect, meaning, heart, essence)
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why(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
1
abstruseness(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, obscurity)
1
abutment(noun, join, point, link, junction)
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action(noun, support, base, beginning, source)
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adversity(noun, trouble, difficulty, burden, pain)
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affliction(noun, difficulty, burden, suffering, something)
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amount(noun, area, body, strength, effect)
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ankh
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antecedent(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
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arch(adjective, lead, head, master, boss)
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arduousness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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articulation(noun, join, point, link, joint)
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