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controversy(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
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demur(noun, issue, dislike, challenge, doubt)
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dispute(noun, activity, break, trouble, bother)
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enigma(noun, trouble, challenge, question, secret)
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grief(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, blow)
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handicap(noun, trouble, disorder, weakness, bar)
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hardness(noun, discipline, severity, harshness, toughness)
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involvement(noun, trouble, disorder, confusion, struggle)
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mystery(noun, trouble, issue, challenge, question)
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quarrel(noun, activity, action, trouble, bother)
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spot(noun, trouble, place, fix, worry)
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straits(noun, trouble, pass, distress, failure)
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weight(noun, trouble, force, charge, worry)
5
difficulties
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abstruseness(noun, question, secret, puzzle, subtlety)
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aggravation(noun, upset, trouble, bother, worry)
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altercation(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
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anxiety(noun, trouble, worry, concern, strain)
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bar(noun, trouble, disorder, block, weakness)
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barrier(noun, disorder, block, weakness, restraint)
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