| difficulty(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| endeavor(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| essay(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| fire(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| fling(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| gantlet(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| gauntlet(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| go(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| grief(noun, distress, burden, misery, ordeal) |
| grievance(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| hair shirt(noun, expression, bother, irritation, plague) |
| hardship(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| initiation(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| misadventure(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| mischance(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| misfortune(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| mishap(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| offer(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| ordeal(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| pandora's box(noun, expression, bother, irritation, plague) |