The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning
An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
An objection.
An awkward situation or quarrel.
That which cannot be easily understood or believed.
An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.
A cause of such discomfort.
The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
Serious danger.
A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.
To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.
To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
To cause strain or anxiety to someone.