3
handicap(noun, trouble, help, difficulty, weakness)
3
harmful
3
imperfect(adjective, poor, inadequate, deficient, lacking)
3
loss(noun, difficulty, weakness)
3
lower(adjective, light, slight, low, importance)
3
minor(adjective, light, slight, low, importance)
3
out of(verb, phrasal verb)
3
smaller(adjective, light, slight, low, importance)
2
defect(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
2
demerit(noun, difficulty, weakness, disadvantage)
2
deprived of(verb, phrasal verb, loss)
2
downside(noun, weakness, negative, situation, problem)
2
except for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, bar, except)
2
failing(noun, adjective, preposition, trouble, difficulty)
2
fewer
2
incomplete(adjective, poor, inadequate, deficient, lacking)
2
leaving out(expression, bar, save, failing, lacking)
2
lost(adjective, missing)
2
minus sign(expression, idiom)
2
missing(short, inadequate, deficient, hidden, lacking)
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