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trial(noun, state, trouble, check, easy)
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suffering(noun, upset, trouble, blow, difficulty)
19
tribulation(noun, state, trouble, bother, easy)
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distress(noun, upset, trouble, blow, difficulty)
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torment(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress, care)
15
affliction(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
15
difficulty(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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misery(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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trouble(noun, evil, blow, difficulty, distress)
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nightmare(noun, trouble, bother, blow, distress)
12
anguish(noun, upset, trouble, bother, blow)
12
calamity(noun, trouble, evil, difficulty, distress)
12
test(noun, trouble, check, examination, torment)
11
adversity(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
10
abyss(noun, difficulty, torment, misery, trial)
10
assay(noun, check, examination, test, trial)
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grief(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
10
misfortune(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
9
hardship(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
9
torture(noun, upset, trouble, blow, strain)
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