2
knock(noun, informal, protest, objection, complaint)
2
load(trouble, concern, strain, burden, weight)
2
matter(trouble, worry, difficulty, problem)
2
mischief(noun, cut, hurt, wrong, damage)
2
pain(noun, trouble, bother, worry, scorn)
2
peeve(noun, dislike, bitterness, antipathy, complaint)
2
pest
2
plague
2
qualm
2
reproach(noun, charge, shame, insult, disgrace)
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roar(noun, protest, objection, complaint, gripe)
2
rumble(noun, charge, protest, objection, complaint)
2
sit-in(noun, civil)
2
torment(trouble, worry, difficulty, lack, injury)
2
unhappiness(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
2
weight(noun, trouble, worry, strain, anxiety)
2
whining
2
woe(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
2
yell(noun, protest, objection, complaint, gripe)
1
Herculean task(expression, trouble, worry, concern, strain)
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