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default(noun, want, need, lack, loss)
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defect(noun, want, need, lack, loss)
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deficiency(noun, want, need, lack, loss)
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deficit(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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depletion(noun, want, need, loss, miss)
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depression(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, worry)
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deprivation(noun, want, need, loss, miss)
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desideratum(noun, right, concern, use, demand)
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development(noun, point, twist, issue, matter)
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difficult situation(noun, expression, difficulty, mess, hardship)
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dire necessity
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dire straits(noun, expression, trouble, change, mess)
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double trouble(expression, uncertainty, risk, hazard, exposure)
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downer(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship)
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drag(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, burden)
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drought
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duress(noun, force, difficulty, burden, demand)
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duty(noun, force, right, want, pressure)
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dynamite(uncertainty, risk, hazard, exposure, peril)
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element(noun, action, cause, concern, thing)
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