1
strait(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
1
tangle(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
1
timidity(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
1
unease(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
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uneasiness(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
0
blushing(noun, shame, humiliation, awkwardness, discomfiture)
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corner(noun, trouble, jam, predicament)
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difficult problem(noun, expression, predicament, plight)
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difficult situation
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embarrassment(noun, trouble, shame, jam, humiliation)
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hole(noun, trouble, jam, predicament)
0
humiliation(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
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jam(noun, trouble, predicament)
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problem(jam, predicament)
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shame(noun, difficulty, confusion, mess, humiliation)
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sticky wicket
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tight spot(noun, expression, trouble, jam, predicament)
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tricky situation
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trouble(noun, jam, predicament)
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