3
consignment(noun, weight, freight, cargo)
3
deadweight(noun, business, trouble, work, charge)
3
difficulty(trouble, concern, strain, burden, weight)
3
disadvantage
3
handicap(noun, charge, worry, damage, strain)
3
headache(noun, business, work, burden, informal)
3
imposition
3
incubus(noun, charge, worry, concern, strain)
3
job(noun, work, charge, burden, responsibility)
3
lading(noun, weight, freight, cargo)
3
lumber
3
pack(weight, hindrance, freight, cargo)
3
rap(noun, charge, concern, slight, authority)
3
respect(noun, burden, responsibility, liability, obligation)
3
smirch(spot, stain, blemish, imperfection, blot)
3
smudge(spot, stain, blemish, imperfection, blot)
3
strain(noun, business, trouble, work, charge)
3
white elephant(noun, expression, idiom, possession)
2
affront(slight, stain, smear)
2
allegiance(noun, burden, responsibility, liability, obligation)
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