130 entries under hardship topic. ×

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danger(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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drag(noun, trouble, fix, disorder, blow)
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ill fortune(noun, expression, misfortune)
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need(noun, trouble, pass, distress, failure)
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torment(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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bane(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, distress)
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pass(noun, distress, failure, demand, want)
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privation(noun, trouble, pass, distress, bar)
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woe(noun, trouble, worry, blow, distress)
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albatross(noun, trouble, charge, concern, blow)
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anguish(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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bad luck(noun, expression, trouble, ruin, distress)
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bummer(noun, trouble, distress, situation, trial)
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can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, mess)
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contretemps(noun, misfortune, adversity)
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downer(noun, trouble, distress, situation, trial)
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hard knocks(noun, expression, trouble, want, situation)
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indigence(noun, trouble, pass, distress, failure)
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penury(noun, pass, distress, failure, depression)
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pest(noun, trouble, worry, blow, strain)
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