31
burden(noun, business, work, charge, understanding)
22
load(noun, business, trouble, work, charge)
18
weight(noun, business, work, charge, concern)
17
encumbrance(noun, trouble, charge, worry, concern)
15
liability(noun, charge, understanding, right, wrong)
15
responsibility(noun, business, trouble, work, charge)
14
duty(noun, business, trouble, work, charge)
12
cross(noun, encumbrance)
12
millstone(noun, business, trouble, work, charge)
11
charge(noun, business, trouble, work, understanding)
9
obligation(noun, work, charge, concern, weakness)
9
stain(noun, mark, respect, slight, spot)
9
task(noun, trouble, work, charge, concern)
9
tax(noun, business, trouble, work, charge)
8
blame(noun, trouble, charge, start, wrong)
8
blot(noun, mark, respect, slight, spot)
8
brand(noun, slight, spot, bar, burden)
8
stigma(noun, mark, respect, slight, spot)
7
accountability(noun, trouble, charge, understanding, right)
7
fault(noun, charge, start, concern, spot)
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