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dilemma(noun, trouble, fix, worry, pass)
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discomfiture(noun, cut, hurt, wrong, damage)
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disconcertion(noun, worry, confusion, shame)
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emergency(noun, trouble, fix, worry, pass)
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evil eye(noun, expression, pain, hardship)
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famine(noun, pass, failure, want)
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frustration(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
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hard knocks(noun, expression, trouble, want)
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hard time(noun, expression, trouble, blow)
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hassle(noun, verb, upset, trouble, disorder)
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holy mess(noun, expression, collapse, woe)
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hurting(noun, trouble, worry, passion)
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ill fortune(noun, expression, hardship, misfortune)
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insufficiency(noun, pass, failure, want)
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labor(noun, verb, trouble, disturb, worry)
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mischance(noun, trouble, pain, collapse)
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nudge(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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pain in the neck(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, blow)
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pass(noun, fix, failure, demand)
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paucity(noun, pass, failure, want)
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