5
burden(noun, trouble, concern, point, difficulty)
5
catch(noun, difficulty, weakness, failing, hindrance)
5
cryptogram(noun, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
5
difficult(adjective, hard, tough, grim, demanding)
5
drawback(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
5
hassle(noun, trouble, bother, defeat, difficulty)
5
mystification(noun, trouble, challenge, question, secret)
5
obstruction(noun, check, delay, stay, difficulty)
5
scrape(noun, fix, worry, difficulty, distress)
5
task(noun, activity, study, work, worry)
5
vexation(noun, trouble, bother, worry, concern)
4
job(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty)
4
inconvenience(noun, trouble, bother, worry, strain)
4
annoyance(noun, trouble, bother, worry, concern)
4
argument(noun, trouble, bother, concern, dispute)
4
cipher(noun, secret)
4
code(noun, secret)
4
conflict(noun, dispute, difficulty, issue, disagreement)
4
count(noun, difficulty, informal, issue, mess)
4
disadvantage(noun, difficulty, weakness, negative, bug)
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