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tragedy(trouble, ruin, blow, distress)
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vicissitude(trouble, fix, pass, easy)
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agony(worry, passion, strain, distress)
5
danger(difficulty, burden, want, lack)
5
injury(adjective, hurt, damage, abuse)
5
insolvency(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
5
mischance(blow, burden, pain, collapse)
5
need(trouble, fix, pass, difficulty)
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oppression(charge, worry, pass, strain)
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poorness(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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predicament(trouble, fix, pass, difficulty)
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pressure(force, charge, fix, worry)
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worry(trouble, passion, concern, blow)
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wretchedness(trouble, worry, passion, blow)
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bummer(trouble, difficulty, distress, pain)
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care(trouble, worry, concern, blow)
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downer(trouble, difficulty, distress, shock)
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embarrassment(difficulty, pain, tenderness, ache)
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harshness(abuse, misery, suffering, severity)
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hazard(trouble, difficulty, burden, pain)
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