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failure(break, trouble, check, ruin)
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turnabout(back, return, slow, backward)
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turnaround(back, return, slow, backward)
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glitch(delay, difficulty, fault, hindrance)
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loss(break, trouble, check, decline)
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checkmate(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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disaster(upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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obstruction(check, disorder, delay, stay)
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trouble(control, ruin, defeat, worry)
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bad luck(expression, idiom, break, ruin)
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beating(break, check, defeat, fall)
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discouragement(trouble, defeat, worry, back)
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fiasco(ruin, defeat, blow, failure)
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misfortune(upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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obstacle(check, disorder, defeat, delay)
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rebuff(break, check, ruin, defeat)
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repulse(break, check, ruin, defeat)
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rout(break, check, ruin, defeat)
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stumbling block(expression, idiom, delay, difficulty)
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accident(event, ruin, blow, cross)
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