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abjection(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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about
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abuse(noun, misery, suffering, cruelty, domination)
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accountability(trouble, concern, strain, burden, weight)
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acuteness(fix, pass, distress, demand, need)
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adverse
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alarm(noun, charge, worry, strain, anxiety)
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apprehensiveness(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
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approximately
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arduousness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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aridity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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around
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awkwardness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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ax to grind(expression, idiom, protest, objection, complaint)
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bad break(expression, blow, difficulty, cross, misfortune)
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ball and chain(expression, idiom, trouble, concern, strain)
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barrenness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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barricade(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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beggary(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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big problem(noun, expression, trouble, blow, distress)
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