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