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confusion(noun, upset, disorder, worry)
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danger(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety)
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grievance(noun, trouble, cut, hurt, worry)
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hot water(noun, expression, trouble, help, worry)
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impecuniosity(noun, pass, confusion, shame)
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impecuniousness(noun, pass, failure, want)
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impoverishment(noun, pass, failure, want)
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jam(noun, trouble, fix, worry, pass)
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mishap(noun, collapse, disaster, catastrophe)
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pickle(noun, trouble, fix, worry, pass)
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problem(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, concern)
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scourge(noun, burden, collapse, woe)
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abjection(noun, trouble, worry, pass)
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aggravation(noun, trouble, worry, strain)
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bankruptcy(noun, pass, failure, want)
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can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble)
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contretemps(noun, hardship, misfortune, adversity)
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crisis(noun, trouble, fix, worry, pass)
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crunch(noun, trouble, burden, situation)
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dearth(noun, pass, failure, want)
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