42 entries under noun topic. ×
| holy mess(expression, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| hot water(expression, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| indigence(trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship) | |
| jam(trouble, difficulty, situation, suffering) | |
| misfortune(trouble, worry, difficulty, shock) | |
| need(trouble, worry, difficulty, want) | |
| pickle(trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship) | |
| pinch(trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship) | |
| poverty(trouble, difficulty, want, lack) | |
| privation(trouble, worry, difficulty, want) | |
| rotten luck(expression, trouble, worry, difficulty) | |
| scrape(trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship) | |
| straits(trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship) | |
| ticklish spot(expression, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| tough break(expression, trouble, worry, difficulty) | |
| tough luck(expression, trouble, difficulty, want) | |
| tragedy(disaster, catastrophe, calamity) | |
| unholy mess(expression, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| want(trouble, worry, difficulty, lack) | |
| adverse circumstances(expression, stress) |
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