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doubt(noun, concern, difficulty, anxiety, issue)
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perplexity(noun, trouble, worry, concern, strain)
9
pickle(noun, fix, worry, difficulty, distress)
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case(noun, point, difficulty, line, issue)
8
hitch(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, informal)
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subject(noun, study, trouble, worry, concern)
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bother(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, concern)
8
brain-teaser(noun, trouble, challenge, puzzle)
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challenge(noun, verb, difficulty, issue, question)
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nuisance(noun, trouble, person, bother, worry)
8
point(noun, concern, difficulty, line, interest)
8
stumper(noun, trouble, difficulty, challenge, question)
8
worry(noun, trouble, defeat, concern, strain)
7
can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, easy)
7
labyrinth(noun, secret, complexity, maze)
7
brainteaser(noun, difficulty, challenge, question, secret)
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business(noun, trouble, worry, concern, point)
7
closed book(noun, expression, trouble, challenge, question)
7
crux(noun, trouble, difficulty, burden, challenge)
7
hindrance(noun, trouble, check, worry, delay)
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