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retardment(check, disorder, delay, stay)
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shellacking(break, check, ruin, defeat)
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snag(disorder, delay, difficulty, weakness)
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squeeze(charge, damage, difficulty, figure)
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stricture(disorder, defeat, difficulty, weakness)
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trauma(defeat, shock, affection, surprise)
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unluckiness
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KO(break, check, ruin, defeat)
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adjournment(check, delay, stay, wait)
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adverse fate(expression, defeat, blow, distress)
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affliction(upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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ambush(break, check, ruin, defeat)
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annihilation(break, check, defeat, fall)
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annoyance(trouble, worry, blow, anxiety)
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anticlimax(decline, fall, blow, down)
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anxiety(trouble, worry, blow, burden)
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bath(delay, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
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beginning
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bind(check, delay, stay, wait)
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blast
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