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nonsuccess(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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pang(noun, worry, passion, distress, anxiety)
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perturbation(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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poignancy(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
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qualm(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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rage(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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remorse(noun, trouble, feeling, love, worry)
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responsiveness(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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restlessness
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satisfaction(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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saturninity(noun, depression, melancholy, sadness, gloom)
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self-destructive urge
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sensation(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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sensibility(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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sensitiveness(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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sentiment(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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setback(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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shame(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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sinking
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sinking heart
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