3
martyrdom(noun, distress, pain, suffering, torture)
3
nuisance(noun, trouble, bother, blow, distress)
3
shock(noun, pain, commotion, astonishment, amazement)
3
touchstone(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
3
try(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
3
wretchedness(noun, trouble, bother, blow, distress)
2
bane(noun, trouble, bother, evil, blow)
2
care(noun, trouble, bother, blow, distress)
2
check(noun, approval, examination, standard, trial)
2
complication(noun, trouble, bother, blow, difficulty)
2
criterion(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
2
despair(noun, depression, sadness, gloom, misery)
2
destitution(noun, depression, sadness, gloom, unhappiness)
2
disturbance(noun, commotion, astonishment, amazement)
2
dolor(noun, trouble, distress, care, pain)
2
essay(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
2
examination(noun, check, approval, standard, trial)
2
fiery ordeal(expression, idiom, pain)
2
grievance
2
hardness(noun, difficulty, severity, harshness, conformity)
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