124 entries under noun topic. ×

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shortage(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
straits(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
abjection(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
absence(need, lack, inadequacy)
1
aridity(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
asceticism
1
barrenness(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
debt(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
defect(need, lack, absence)
1
deficiency(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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deficit(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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depletion(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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embarrassment
1
emptiness(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
exigency(need, lack, inadequacy, absence)
1
exiguity(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
inadequacy(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
infrequency
1
often financial(expression, difficulty, lack, hardship)
1
pass(verb, difficulty, distress, failure)
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