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infliction(pain, adversity)
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insolvency(pass, difficulty, failure, want)
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intensity(excitement, strain, effort, fervor)
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jinx(difficulty, pain, hardship, misfortune)
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joylessness(sorrow, sadness, misery)
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laceration(cut, hurt, wrong, damage)
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load(verb, trouble, force, worry)
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martyrdom(pain, torment, suffering, anguish)
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mournfulness(trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
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mourning(trouble, discharge, worry, pain)
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neediness(pass, difficulty, failure, want)
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oppression(trouble, worry, anxiety, sorrow)
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pauperism(pass, difficulty, failure, want)
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peril(trouble, worry, difficulty, lack)
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pins and needles(expression, idiom, trouble, worry)
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pull(verb, trouble, force, strain)
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punish(verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
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puzzle(verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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scare(verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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smarting(hurt, pain, tenderness, agony)
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