16
heartache(noun, trouble, worry, passion, concern)
16
poverty(noun, pass, difficulty, confusion, shame)
16
pressure(noun, trouble, force, fix, worry)
16
rack(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
15
desolation(noun, trouble, worry, passion, anxiety)
15
dismay(noun, verb, upset, trouble, dull)
15
need(noun, fix, pass, difficulty, failure)
15
oppress(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
15
plague(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
15
sadness(noun, trouble, understanding, discharge, worry)
14
burden(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
14
depress(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
14
irritate(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
14
strain(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
14
unhappiness(noun, trouble, worry, passion, blow)
13
ache(noun, verb, upset, hurt, disturb)
13
aggrieve(verb, upset, trouble, cut, hurt)
13
alarm(noun, verb, upset, trouble, feeling)
13
catastrophe(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, collapse)
13
depression(noun, trouble, disorder, worry, passion)
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