1
reverse(difficulty, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
1
rigour
1
rotten luck(noun, expression, trouble, worry, difficulty)
1
scrape(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship)
1
sorrow(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, hardship)
1
straits(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship)
1
suffering(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, hardship)
1
throe(trouble, drag, hardship, jam, adversity)
1
ticklish spot(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, drag)
1
tough break(noun, expression, trouble, worry, difficulty)
1
tough luck(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, want)
1
tragedy(noun, disaster, catastrophe, calamity)
1
unholy mess(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, drag)
1
want(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, lack)
1
worst(difficulty, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
0
Herculean task(expression, trouble, difficulty, lack, torment)
0
accident(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, adversity)
0
adverse circumstances(noun, expression, stress)
0
asperity(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, adversity)
0
austerity(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, adversity)
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