| harshness(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, severity) |
| hazard(noun, trouble, difficulty, burden, pain) |
| mishap(noun, trouble, concern, strain, difficulty) |
| obstacle(noun, trouble, difficulty, bar, pain) |
| penury(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure) |
| struggle(noun, trouble, difficulty, shock, pain) |
| toil(noun, burden, lack, adversity, privation) |
| torture(noun, worry, passion, distress, pain) |
| travail(noun, burden, lack, adversity, privation) |
| unhappiness(noun, trouble, charge, worry, passion) |
| problem(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress, bar) |
| anguish(noun, trouble, charge, worry, passion) |
| bad news(noun, expression, trouble, fix, ruin) |
| cross(blow, difficulty, burden, collapse, failure) |
| despair(noun, worry, passion, distress, pain) |
| drudgery(noun, burden, lack, adversity, privation) |
| famine(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure) |
| fatigue(noun, burden, lack, adversity, privation) |
| hard luck(noun, expression, blow, pain, cross) |
| ill fortune(noun, expression, difficulty, misfortune, setback) |