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disadvantage(noun, hindrance)
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disaster(noun, trouble, change, defeat, blow)
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domino effect
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draw(noun, tie, deadlock, stalemate, standstill)
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drawback(noun, hindrance)
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embarrassment(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
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embolism
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embolus
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encumbrance(noun, hindrance)
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entrapment(noun, hindrance)
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gorge
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handicap(noun, hindrance)
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hardship(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, pain)
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hazard(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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height(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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hitch(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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hot potato(noun, expression, trouble, change, mess)
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hot spot(noun, expression, fix, bind, predicament)
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hot water(noun, expression, trouble, fix, difficulty)
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hour of decision(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, change)
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