| scrape(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship) |
| straits(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress, drag) |
| ticklish spot(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, distress) |
| tough luck(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, distress) |
| tragedy(noun, hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness) |
| unholy mess(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, distress) |
| uphill battle(noun, expression, trouble, worry, difficulty) |
| vicissitude(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want) |
| want(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, lack) |
| abjection(distress, plight, impoverishment) |
| accident(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, lack) |
| affliction(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, lack) |
| aridity(distress, plight, impoverishment) |
| asperity(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, lack) |
| austerity(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, lack) |
| case(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, lack) |
| crunch(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship) |
| curse(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, lack) |
| desperate straits(expression, distress, plight, impoverishment) |
| dire straits(expression, distress, plight, impoverishment) |