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serious problem(expression, state, situation, status)
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handicap(noun, health, disease, difficulty, situation)
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hitch(noun, place, position, situation, troubles)
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hurt(noun, trouble, evil, harm, distress)
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issue(noun, place, position, situation, troubles)
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mess(noun, place, position, situation, troubles)
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obstacle(noun, place, position, situation, troubles)
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suffering(noun, weak, disorder, disease, ill)
4
worry(noun, trouble, place, defeat, position)
3
affection(noun, weak, disorder, disease, ill)
3
symptom(noun, health, disease, difficulty, situation)
3
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3
abnormality(noun, disorder, sick, sickness)
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blast(noun, weak, disorder, disease, ill)
3
collapse(noun, disorder, disease, disturbance, illness)
3
decrepitude(noun, disorder, disease, weakness, fault)
3
drawback(noun, place, position, situation)
3
setback(noun, place, defeat, position, situation)
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