Hard times and Throe

Hard times noun - A time of difficulty.

Throe and hard times are semantically related. in hardship topic. In some cases you can use "Throe" instead a noun phrase "Hard times".

Throe noun - A sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body.

Hard times and throe are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Hard times" with "Throe", this terms are similar.