75 entries under hardship topic. ×

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scrape(noun, trouble, difficulty, condition, want)
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unholy mess(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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abjection(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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aridity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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bad luck(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, drag)
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bankruptcy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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barrenness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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beggary(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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bummer(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag)
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calamity(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag)
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can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, difficulty)
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catastrophe(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag)
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dearth(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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debt(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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deficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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deficit(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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depletion(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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desperate straits(noun, expression, idiom, distress)
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dire straits(noun, expression, idiom, distress)
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disaster(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag)
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