110 entries under difficulty topic. ×

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hardship(noun, trouble, easy, blow)
11
asperity(noun, easy, want, mess)
8
adversity(noun, trouble, blow, distress)
6
trial(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
6
vicissitude(noun, trouble, easy, blow)
5
distress(noun, trouble, blow, care)
3
grievance(noun, trouble, protest, lack)
3
predicament(noun, mess, situation, jam)
3
trouble(noun, blow, distress, care)
2
bummer(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
2
curse(trouble, lack, torment, adversity)
2
downer(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
2
extremity(noun, predicament, crisis)
2
hard knocks(noun, expression, trouble, want)
2
plight(noun, mess, hardship, jam)
1
bad luck(noun, expression, trouble, drag)
1
bad news(noun, expression, mess, hardship)
1
bind(noun, mess, hardship, jam)
1
calamity(noun, trouble, worry, want)
1
can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble)
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