| privation(noun, trouble, difficulty, want, drag) |
| puzzle(noun, worry, difficulty, distress, anxiety) |
| quicksand |
| rigor(noun, trouble, difficulty, want, mess) |
| rotten luck(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, drag) |
| rough go(noun, expression, difficulty, mess, hardship) |
| self-consciousness(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess) |
| setback(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, harm) |
| shyness(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess) |
| slough |
| snafu(trouble, difficulty, mess) |
| snag(noun, trouble, difficulty, confusion, pain) |
| snake pit(expression, trouble, difficulty, mess) |
| snarl(trouble, difficulty, mess) |
| state(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam) |
| steam |
| sticky wicket |
| strain(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, distress) |
| strenuousness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| struggle(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, distress) |