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stumbling block(noun, trouble, difficulty, bar)
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tough break(noun, trouble, difficulty, burden)
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trying time(noun, trouble, blow, distress)
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turning point(noun, fix, pass, difficulty)
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unholy mess(noun, trouble, difficulty, collapse)
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uphill battle(noun, burden, lack, adversity)
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vale of tears
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vows of poverty
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weary load(trouble, concern, strain, weight)
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zero hour(noun, fix, pass, difficulty)
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anvil chorus(noun, worry, passion, pain)
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big stink(protest, objection, complaint)
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big trouble(noun, worry, distress, pain)
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bitter experience
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bitter pill(noun, depression, sadness, gloom)
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blue ruin(collapse, woe, disaster, catastrophe)
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booby trap(noun, difficulty, restraint, bump)
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choke point(noun, difficulty, predicament, crisis)
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disaster tragedy(collapse, woe, disaster, catastrophe)
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excessive sternness
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