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bother(noun, verb, upset, trouble, dull)
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calamity(noun, trouble, burden, pain)
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poverty(noun, pass, confusion, shame)
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pressure(noun, trouble, force, fix, worry)
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need(noun, fix, pass, failure)
15
plague(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
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burden(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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strain(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
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catastrophe(noun, trouble, pain, collapse)
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depression(noun, trouble, disorder, worry, passion)
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destitution(noun, pass, confusion, shame)
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ordeal(noun, upset, trouble, blow)
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uneasiness(noun, trouble, disorder, worry, concern)
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privation(noun, pass, failure, depression)
12
strait(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety)
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care(noun, trouble, worry, regard, concern)
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vexation(noun, trouble, worry, concern, blow)
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exigency(noun, trouble, help, worry)
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indigence(noun, pass, failure, depression)
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mortification(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
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