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pain in the neck(expression, idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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personal burden(expression, trouble, difficulty, lack, torment)
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pickle(noun, trouble, difficulty, want, drag)
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pinch(noun, trouble, difficulty, want, drag)
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poison(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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poverty(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress, want)
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privation(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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rainy day(expression, trouble, difficulty, lack, torment)
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raw deal(noun, expression, hardship, misfortune, luck)
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reverse(blow, difficulty, cross, failure, hardship)
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rigor(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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rotten break(expression, hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness)
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scrape(noun, trouble, difficulty, want, drag)
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setback(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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situation(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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sorrow(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, hardship)
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star-crossed(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
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straits(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress, want)
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suffering(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, hardship)
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ticklish spot(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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