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vicissitude(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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bad break(expression, hardship, misfortune)
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can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble)
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clutch(hardship, misfortune)
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contretemps(shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
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crunch(noun, trouble, situation, suffering)
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destitution(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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exigency(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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hard time(noun, expression, trouble, distress)
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hard times(expression, decline, low, collapse)
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holy mess(noun, expression, trouble, drag)
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hot water(noun, expression, trouble, drag)
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hurting(hardship, misfortune)
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ill fortune(expression, hardship, misfortune)
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indigence(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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jam(noun, trouble, situation, suffering)
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kiss of death(expression, idiom, hardship, misfortune)
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mishap(noun, trouble, defeat, blow)
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need(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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on the skids(expression, idiom, hardship, misfortune)
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