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albatross(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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anguish(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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anxiety(noun, trouble, strain, difficulty, care)
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ax to grind(expression, idiom, protest, objection, complaint)
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bad break(expression, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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bad luck(expression, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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badgerer(bother, annoyance, nuisance)
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bane(noun, trouble, bother, blow, distress)
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bellyache(trouble, strain, difficulty, protest, problem)
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besetment(bother, pain, irritation, annoyance, nuisance)
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big mouth(expression, adjective, nasty, unpleasant, disgusting)
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big problem(noun, expression, trouble, blow, distress)
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blight(bother, annoyance, nuisance)
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blister(bother, pain, irritation, annoyance, nuisance)
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blow(noun, trouble, distress, care, burden)
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bore(noun, bother, pain, irritation, annoyance)
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bromide(noun, bother, drag, nuisance, yawn)
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bummer(noun, trouble, bother, difficulty, situation)
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burden(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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calamity(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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