2
pang(noun, trouble, worry, passion, concern)
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penitence(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
2
plague(noun, concern, anxiety, fear, torment)
2
qualm(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
2
shame(noun, trouble, care, pain, cross)
2
strife(noun, worry, distress, anxiety, care)
2
travail(noun, sorrow, sickness, ache, grief)
2
trial(noun, trouble, worry, concern, distress)
2
trouble(noun, worry, concern, distress, anxiety)
1
aching heart(expression, idiom, pain)
1
adversity(noun, distress, pain, depression, sadness)
1
afflict(noun, torment)
1
agony of mind(expression, idiom)
1
annoyance(noun, worry, concern, distress, anxiety)
1
apologies(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
1
apology(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
1
bad news(noun, expression, trouble, worry, passion)
1
bemoaning(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
1
bereavement(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
1
blahs(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
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