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reproach(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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reproof(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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reproval(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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repulse(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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reverse(trial, suffering, hardship, misfortune, setback)
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rigor(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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rotten break(expression, hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness)
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rotten luck(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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rough sledding
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row(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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scolding(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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scrape(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship)
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severe test(noun, expression, trouble, blow, distress)
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slap in face(noun, expression, idiom, censure, rebuff)
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slap on wrist(expression, idiom, censure, rebuke, admonition)
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slight(noun, reprimand, snub, rebuke, rejection)
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snub(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, reproach)
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sorrow(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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straits(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress, drag)
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suffering(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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