58 entries under hardship topic. ×
| evil eye(expression, difficulty, misfortune) | |
| exigency(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| hard time(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| hard times(expression, difficulty, misfortune) | |
| holy mess(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| hot water(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| hurting(difficulty, misfortune) | |
| ill fortune(expression, difficulty, misfortune) | |
| indigence(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| jam(noun, trouble, difficulty, situation, suffering) | |
| jinx(difficulty, misfortune) | |
| kiss of death(expression, idiom, difficulty, misfortune) | |
| misery(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment) | |
| misfortune(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, shock) | |
| mishap(difficulty, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe) | |
| need(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want) | |
| on the skids(expression, idiom, difficulty, misfortune) | |
| pain in the neck(expression, idiom, difficulty, misfortune) | |
| pickle(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| pinch(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag) |
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