170 entries under difficulty topic. ×

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exigency(noun, trouble, pain, struggle)
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failing(noun, trouble, weakness, bar)
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fault(noun, trouble, disorder, weakness)
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fix(noun, trouble, pain, struggle)
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fly in the ointment(noun, expression, idiom, trouble)
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foot dragging(noun, expression, arrest, obstruction)
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glitch(noun, hindrance, problem, disadvantage)
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gridlock(noun, block, jam, obstruction)
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hot water(noun, expression, trouble, dispute)
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imperfection(noun, trouble, weakness, bar)
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inconvenience(noun, trouble, weakness, bar)
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intervention(noun, obstruction, impediment, hitch)
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jam-up(noun, arrest, obstruction, impediment)
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labor(noun, trouble, pain, struggle)
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laboriousness(noun, trouble, pain, struggle)
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lack(noun, trouble, weakness, bar)
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load(noun, disorder, weakness, burden)
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lock(noun, block, obstruction, impediment)
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mess(noun, trouble, dispute, pain)
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millstone(noun, disorder, weakness, burden)
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