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hard up(expression, adjective, poor, distressed, destitute)
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impencunious(adjective, poor, short, sick, distressed)
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in a blue funk(upset, resentment, frustration)
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in a trance(upset, resentment, frustration)
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in blue funk(upset, resentment, frustration)
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in the dumps(upset, resentment, frustration)
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in want(expression, adjective, poor, short, sick)
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indigent(adjective, poor, distressed, destitute, impoverished)
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miserably poor(expression, adjective, poor, short, sick)
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moneyless(adjective, poor, short, sick, distressed)
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necessitous(adjective, poor, sick, distressed, destitute)
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needful(adjective, poor, short, distressed, wanting)
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needy(adjective, poor, distressed, destitute, impoverished)
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on the canvas(upset, resentment, frustration)
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out like a light(upset, resentment, frustration)
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penniless(adjective, poor, distressed, destitute, impoverished)
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penurious(adjective, poor, distressed, destitute, impoverished)
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poor(adjective, sick, distressed, destitute, impoverished)
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poverty-stricken(adjective, poor, sick, destitute, tormenting)
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short(adjective, poor, distressed, wanting, destitute)
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