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puzzle(noun, trouble, change, worry)
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tangle(noun, touch, confusion, shame)
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trial(noun, trouble, change, mess)
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trouble(noun, verb, change, worry, damage)
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unholy mess(noun, expression, trouble, want)
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vicissitude(noun, trouble, fix, worry, pass)
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abjection(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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aridity(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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asperity(noun, mess, hardship, jam)
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awkward situation(noun, expression, confusion, shame)
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awkwardness(noun, confusion, shame, mess)
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bad luck(noun, expression, trouble, drag)
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bad news(noun, expression, trouble, condition)
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bankruptcy(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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barrenness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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bashfulness(noun, confusion, shame, mess)
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boo boo(noun, expression, confusion, shame)
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brunt
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bummer(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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calamity(noun, trouble, disaster, catastrophe)
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