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intricacy(noun, trouble, disorder, simple, difficulty)
21
complication(noun, trouble, disorder, simple, difficulty)
14
difficulty(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
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involvement(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
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entanglement(noun, trouble, difficulty, question)
8
tangle(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
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perplexity(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
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muddle(noun, state, trouble, disorder, difficulty)
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snarl(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty)
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web(noun, difficulty, tissue, tangle)
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confusion(noun, state, trouble, disorder, difficulty)
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mesh(noun, tissue, screen, tangle)
3
puzzle(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, question)
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trouble(noun, disorder, difficulty, confusion, struggle)
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awkwardness(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
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dilemma(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
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knot(noun, difficulty, tangle, adversity)
2
predicament(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
2
quandary(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
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Gordian knot(expression, trouble, difficulty)
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