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distress(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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Herculean task(noun, expression, trouble, worry, difficulty)
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adversity(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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bad break(noun, expression, hardship, misfortune, setback)
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bad luck(noun, expression, break, trouble, difficulty)
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blow(noun, hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness)
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bummer(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship)
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calamity(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, difficulty)
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catastrophe(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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danger(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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destitution(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, worry, want, lack)
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disaster(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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downer(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship)
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drag(noun, trouble, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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exigency(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship)
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hard cheese(noun, expression, hardship, misfortune, setback)
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hard knocks(noun, expression, trouble, worry, difficulty)
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hard luck(noun, expression, hardship, misfortune, setback)
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