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on the dole
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on uppers
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on welfare
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oppressed
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out of pocket
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pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, down, sick)
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poorly
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qualmish(adjective, sick, tormenting, stricken, hospitalized)
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ramshackle
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rap
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rat
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ruthful(adjective, sad, unhappy, down, sick)
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scrubby(adjective, shabby)
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seamy
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seedy
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shanty(poor, deprived, rundown)
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shattered(adjective, sick, tormenting, stricken, hospitalized)
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short of money
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sick(adjective, sad, unhappy, down, depressed)
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sick as a dog(expression, adjective, idiom, sick, tormenting)
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