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17
pain(noun, business, trouble, work, bother)
17
nuisance(noun, business, trouble, person, work)
15
bother(noun, business, trouble, work, difficulty)
11
trouble(noun, business, work, bother, concern)
9
concern(noun, trouble, strain, difficulty, anxiety)
7
difficulty(noun, trouble, strain, distress, care)
7
problem(noun, trouble, concern, strain, difficulty)
6
distress(noun, trouble, worry, passion, concern)
6
inconvenience(noun, trouble, strain, difficulty)
6
torment(noun, trouble, worry, passion, concern)
4
can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, dispute)
3
bad news(noun, expression, trouble, worry, passion)
2
dilemma(noun, trouble, dispute, difficulty, pain)
2
grief(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
2
hindrance(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain)
2
predicament(noun, trouble, dispute, difficulty, pain)
2
quagmire(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain)
2
woe(noun, trouble, worry, passion, concern)
1
Gordian knot(expression, trouble, difficulty)
1
complex problem(expression, trouble, difficulty)
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