unpleasantnesses

He believed in fighting both as a principle and as an exercise; in fact, he attributed his good health to his various neighborly "unpleasantnesses," and he had more than once argued that no great fighter ever died of a sluggish liver or of any one of the other ills that beset sedentary, peace-loving people.

Heart of the Sunset Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913

But the sight of this manual on the window sill of the tiny church in Stonton Wyville prompted me to think of all the other unpleasantnesses that could befall parishioners.

Watch Out, There's a Hassock About! Peter Ashley 2008

Besides cats, some minor unpleasantnesses befell certain persons.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Life imitates art: 2007

They've been trained to withstand these unpleasantnesses, and they have done so.

The Navy 15 Press Conference 2007

I have made some advances out of pocket to accommodate these unpleasantnesses, but I necessarily look to being repaid, for I do not pretend to be a man of capital, and I have a father to support in the Vale of Taunton, besides striving to realize some little independence for three dear girls at home.

Bleak House 2007

Heck, Genesis explicitly says some of its unpleasantnesses are a curse from God.

Breast beginnings - The Panda's Thumb 2006

Heck, Genesis explicitly says some of its unpleasantnesses are a curse from God.

Breast beginnings - The Panda's Thumb 2006

And most of all, it would avoid certain social unpleasantnesses.

The War with the Newts 2006

Sore throat, dizzy, feel like a truck drove over me, various unpleasantnesses.

Late Appearing Con Crud « Whatever 2006

It was immensely stressful and tiring and difficult, including physical unpleasantnesses, and I'd like to forget about it now.

What a day ailbhe 2005