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| danger(noun, trouble, worry, want) | |
| destitution(noun, trouble, worry, want) | |
| disaster(noun, trouble, shock, struggle) | |
| drag(noun, trouble, situation, suffering) | |
| evil eye(expression, hardship, misfortune) | |
| exigency(noun, trouble, drag, hardship) | |
| hard time(noun, expression, trouble, drag) | |
| hard times(expression, hardship, misfortune) | |
| holy mess(noun, expression, trouble, drag) | |
| hot water(noun, expression, trouble, drag) | |
| hurting(hardship, misfortune) | |
| ill fortune(expression, hardship, misfortune) | |
| indigence(noun, trouble, drag, hardship) | |
| jam(noun, trouble, situation, suffering) | |
| jinx(hardship, misfortune) | |
| kiss of death(expression, idiom, hardship, misfortune) | |
| misery(trouble, lack, torment, hardship) | |
| misfortune(noun, trouble, worry, shock) | |
| mishap(shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe) | |
| need(noun, trouble, worry, want) |
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