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casualty(noun, break, blow, cast, chance)
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condition(noun, state, action, cause, pass)
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experience(noun, verb, break, chance, life)
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fluke(noun, break, hit, cast, lot)
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liability(noun, action, break, burden, uncertainty)
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odds(noun, break, hit, opening, lot)
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opportunity(noun, action, break, uncertainty, opening)
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pinch(noun, state, trouble, change, fix)
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turning point(noun, expression, state, trouble, change)
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unforeseen circumstance(case, situation, circumstance, incident)
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break(noun, time, event, hit, cast)
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predicament(noun, state, trouble, change, fix)
5
strait(noun, state, trouble, change, pass)
5
zero hour(noun, expression, state, fix, pass)
4
contingence
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crossroads(noun, state, twist, chance, possibility)
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enterprise(noun, verb, risk, exploit, venture)
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exploit(noun, verb, risk, venture, quest)
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karma(noun, break, chance, life, fate)
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situation(noun, state, action, trouble, change)
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