2
labor(noun, trouble, difficulty, burden, pain)
2
mischief(hurt, damage, harm, injury, disfigurement)
2
necessity(noun, fix, pass, difficulty, distress)
2
nuisance(noun, trouble, charge, worry, blow)
2
pass(noun, fix, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
paucity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
pennilessness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
plight(noun, fix, pass, difficulty, distress)
2
rigourousness
2
self-denial
2
strain(noun, trouble, charge, worry, concern)
2
sweat(noun, worry, anxiety, responsibility, stress)
2
tall order ticklish spot tight situation trouble(expression, idiom, mess, posture)
2
tight squeeze(noun, expression, pass, stress, predicament)
2
tough luck(noun, expression, trouble, blow, difficulty)
2
troubles
2
visitation(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
1
blow(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, worry)
1
complicatedness(noun, adversity, complication, complexity, intricacy)
1
Herculean task(noun, expression, trouble, concern, strain)
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