452 entries under noun topic. ×

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mishap(trouble, concern, strain, difficulty)
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obstacle(trouble, difficulty, bar, pain)
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penury(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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struggle(trouble, difficulty, shock, pain)
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toil(burden, lack, adversity, privation)
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torture(worry, passion, distress, pain)
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travail(burden, lack, adversity, privation)
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unhappiness(trouble, charge, worry, passion)
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problem(trouble, difficulty, distress, bar)
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anguish(trouble, charge, worry, passion)
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bad news(expression, trouble, fix, ruin)
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despair(worry, passion, distress, pain)
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drudgery(burden, lack, adversity, privation)
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famine(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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fatigue(burden, lack, adversity, privation)
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hard luck(expression, blow, pain, cross)
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ill fortune(expression, difficulty, misfortune, setback)
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impecuniosity(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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impoverishment(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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indigence(trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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