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on the skids(expression, idiom, hardship, misfortune)
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pain in the neck(expression, idiom, hardship, misfortune)
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pickle(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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pinch(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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poison(hardship, misfortune)
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poverty(noun, trouble, want, lack)
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privation(noun, trouble, worry, want)
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reverse(shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
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rotten luck(noun, expression, trouble, worry)
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scrape(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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sorrow(trouble, lack, torment, hardship)
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straits(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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suffering(trouble, lack, torment, hardship)
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ticklish spot(noun, expression, trouble, drag)
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tough break(noun, expression, trouble, worry)
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tough luck(noun, expression, trouble, want)
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unholy mess(noun, expression, trouble, drag)
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want(noun, trouble, worry, lack)
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worst(shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
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Herculean task(expression, trouble, lack, torment)
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