possible profanity
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jam(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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jinx(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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kiss of death(expression, idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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load(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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misery(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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misfortune(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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mishap(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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nag(noun, bother, distress, pain, irritation)
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nightmare(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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nudge(noun, trouble, bother, strain, difficulty)
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odious(adjective, horrible, hateful, loathsome)
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on the skids(expression, idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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ordeal(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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ornery(nasty, unpleasant, disgusting, hateful, rotten)
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pain in the ass
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pesterer(bother, pain, irritation, annoyance, nuisance)
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pestilence(bother, annoyance, nuisance)
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pill(noun, adjective, person, bother, nasty)
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poison(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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poor excuse(expression, pain, irritation, annoyance)
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