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bitterness(pain, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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chagrin(verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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cheerlessness(trouble, worry, sorrow, depression)
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despondency(trouble, defeat, worry, passion)
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disturbance(upset, trouble, disorder, defeat)
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drag(verb, upset, trouble, dull)
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foreboding(trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
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harm(verb, upset, break, trouble)
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horror(feeling, anxiety, shock, sorrow)
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insult(verb, upset, trouble, cut)
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lack(pass, difficulty, failure, want)
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panic(verb, upset, trouble, worry)
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penury(pass, difficulty, failure, depression)
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pierce
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pity(feeling, understanding, sympathy, compassion)
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rigor(trouble, blow, difficulty, care)
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scrape(verb, trouble, fix, bad)
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smart(verb, upset, trouble, disturb)
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spasm(hurt, pain, tenderness, agony)
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stab(cut, hurt, wrong, damage)
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