3
argument(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
3
awkwardness(noun, upset, trouble, disorder, confusion)
3
bad news(noun, expression, trouble, fix, worry)
3
bane(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, distress)
3
beef(noun, dispute, speech, disagreement, disturbance)
3
bickering(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
3
bottleneck(noun, disorder, delay, weakness, burden)
3
challenge(noun, issue, dislike, doubt, question)
3
clash(noun, state, action, fight, speech)
3
conflict(noun, state, action, break, trouble)
3
contention(noun, state, action, fight, issue)
3
cross(trouble, burden, torment, weight, trial)
3
crux(noun, trouble, burden, challenge, question)
3
deep water(noun, expression, fix, easy, difficult)
3
demurral(noun, anxiety, confusion, issue, dislike)
3
depression(noun, worry, anxiety, burden, sadness)
3
discord(noun, state, break, worry, fight)
3
doubt(noun, fix, anxiety, issue, dislike)
3
falling-out(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
3
grievance(noun, trouble, worry, concern, strain)
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