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crest(peak, height, culmination, pinnacle, capstone)
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critical mass(expression, twist, culmination, climax, juncture)
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critical situation(noun, expression, trouble, change, mess)
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crossroads
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crowning point(expression, peak, height, culmination, pinnacle)
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crucial period
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crux(noun, trouble, change, twist, mess)
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deadlock(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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declining years(expression, idiom, age)
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decrepitude
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defining(adjective, critical, keynote)
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dilemma(noun, trouble, change, fix, mess)
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dire straits(noun, expression, trouble, change, mess)
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disaster(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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distressing
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embarrassment(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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emergent
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entanglement(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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exacting
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extreme
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