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disaster(noun, trouble, damage, harm, difficulty)
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evil(noun, trouble, hurt, weak, wrong)
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smarting(noun, verb, adjective, rough, pain)
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tolerating(noun, verb, pain, anguish, abiding)
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travail(noun, state, worry, pain, struggle)
6
catastrophe(noun, trouble, hurt, wrong, harm)
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curse(noun, worry, wrong, harm, distress)
6
headache(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
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hell(noun, place, ruin, difficulty, distress)
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in pain(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, cut)
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malaise(noun, trouble, evil, harm, care)
6
penance(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
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smart(noun, pain, physical pain)
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twinge(noun, trouble, hurt, worry, passion)
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unhappiness(noun, trouble, worry, passion, abuse)
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worry(noun, trouble, passion, concern, distress)
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wound(noun, upset, cut, hurt, wrong)
5
abyss(noun, ruin, torment, misery, trial)
5
agonized(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
5
calamity(noun, trouble, wrong, abuse, harm)
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