Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 59 dogged 52 plagued 51 nagging 48 lingering 44 bothering 42 plague 41 bothered 41 mired 39 dragging 39 troubles 38 overshadowed 37 persistent 37 confronting 37 hurting 37 troublesome 37 pressing 37 swirling 37 unsettled 37 tarnished 36 haunt 36 hampered 36 woes 36 buzzing 35 dealing 35 popping 35 battling 35 hammering 35 rocked 34 shrugged 34 embroiled 34 surfaced 34 glaring 34 brewing 34 exacerbated 33 facing 33 controversies 33 rife 33 distraction 33 tackling 33 lately 33 chasing 33 sidelined 33 lurking 33 marred 33 linger 33 hovering 32 problems 32 looming 32 gripped 32 surrounding 32 mentioning 32 worrying 32 talking 32 addressing 32 blaming 32 distracted 31 worries 31 stalling 31 hindered 31 biting 31 stirred 31 affecting 31 eyeing 31 fixing 31 creeping 31 distract 31 dragged 31 scandals 31 rattled 31 sore 31 surrounds 30 ignoring 30 problem 30 shaken 30 spate 30 crippling 30 bashing 30 mess 30 involving 30 crippled 30 rampant 30 unresolved 30 piling 30 embarrassing 30 complaining 30 troubling 30 busting 30 fueling 30 notwithstanding 30 resolving 30 sticking 30 pushing 30 reeling 30 undermining 30 spawned 29 haunted 29 rooting 29 issues 29 struggles 29 grappling 29 compounded