72 entries under hardship topic. ×

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predicament(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
15
deadlock(noun, verb, trouble, change, fix)
12
dead end(noun, expression, idiom, stop, trouble)
10
plight(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
9
fix(noun, trouble, difficulty, spot, pain)
9
jam(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, spot)
7
corner(noun, trouble, change, fix, draw)
7
dilemma(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
7
quandary(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
7
scrape(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, spot)
6
pickle(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
5
crisis(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, pain)
5
hole(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, spot)
5
obstacle(noun, trouble, defeat, draw, blow)
5
obstruction(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
5
state(noun, trouble, difficulty, condition, mess)
4
condition(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, mess)
4
emergency(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
3
quagmire(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
2
complication(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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