| reverse(difficulty, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe) |
| rigour |
| rotten luck(noun, expression, trouble, worry, difficulty) |
| scrape(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship) |
| sorrow(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, hardship) |
| straits(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship) |
| suffering(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, hardship) |
| throe(trouble, drag, hardship, jam, adversity) |
| ticklish spot(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, drag) |
| tough break(noun, expression, trouble, worry, difficulty) |
| tough luck(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, want) |
| tragedy(noun, disaster, catastrophe, calamity) |
| unholy mess(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, drag) |
| want(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, lack) |
| worst(difficulty, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe) |
| Herculean task(expression, trouble, difficulty, lack, torment) |
| accident(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, adversity) |
| adverse circumstances(noun, expression, stress) |
| asperity(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, adversity) |
| austerity(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, adversity) |