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indigence(noun, trouble, pass, distress)
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neediness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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pretty pass(expression, idiom)
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privation(noun, trouble, pass, distress)
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quagmire(noun, informal, mess, situation)
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straits(noun, trouble, pass, distress)
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tight spot(noun, expression, pass, mess)
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beggary(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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crossroad(noun, trouble, change, fix, pass)
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dearth(noun, pass, distress, weakness)
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drag(noun, verb, trouble, touch, turn)
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extremity(noun, trouble, change, fix, pass)
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famine(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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impoverishment(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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insufficiency(noun, pass, distress, weakness)
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lack(noun, pass, concern, distress)
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necessitousness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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nonplus
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pauperism(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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penury(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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