3
deciding
3
emergency(noun, trouble, change, fix, twist)
3
grand climacteric(expression, idiom, age)
3
high-pressure
3
peak(twist, height, culmination, crisis, juncture)
3
pinch(noun, trouble, change, fix, twist)
3
strait(noun, trouble, change, twist, mess)
3
strung-up
3
tensional
2
caducity(noun, age)
2
change(noun, trouble, twist, mess, situation)
2
contingency(noun, trouble, change, twist, mess)
2
critical juncture(noun, expression, twist, climax, juncture)
2
crossroad(noun, trouble, change, fix, point)
2
culmination(noun, trouble, change, twist, mess)
2
determining(adjective, important, keynote)
2
exigence(noun, decide, crisis)
2
exigent
2
extremity(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
2
head(noun, point, decide, peak, height)
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