| pass(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| pet peeve(noun, expression, bother, irritation, plague) |
| privation(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| rigor(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| shot(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| stab(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| striving(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| struggle(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| throes(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| tragedy(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| trial(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| try(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| undertaking(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| vicissitude(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| whack(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| whirl(noun, test, proof, assessment, appraisal) |
| woe(noun, distress, burden, misery, grief) |
| acid test(noun, expression, distress, burden, misery) |
| litmus test(noun, expression, distress, burden, misery) |
| affront(noun, bother, irritation, plague, hassle) |