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behind eight ball(expression, miserable, wretched, black, unfortunate)
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blow(cross, failure, disaster, trial, hardship)
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bummer(noun, trouble, difficulty, situation, suffering)
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burden(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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calamitous(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
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can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, difficulty)
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casualty(disaster, trial, calamity)
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cataclysm(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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cataclysmic(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
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catastrophic(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
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clutch(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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contretemps(blow, difficulty, cross, failure, disaster)
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cross(blow, failure, disaster, trial, calamity)
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crunch(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, burden)
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cursed(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
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danger(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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debacle(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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destitution(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, worry, want, situation)
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dire(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
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