trials and tribulations

:  the formal examination before a competent tribunal of the matter in issue in a civil or criminal cause in order to determine such issue

:  the action or process of trying or putting to the proof :  test

:  a preliminary contest (as in a sport)

:  of, relating to, or used in a trial

:  made or done as a test or experiment

:  used or tried out in a test or experiment

:  distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution

:  a trying experience