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emergency(noun, state, change, fix)
8
exigency(noun, state, action, change)
8
juncture(noun, form, state, action, break)
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pass(noun, form, state, break)
6
pinch(noun, state, change, fix)
6
turning point(noun, expression, state, change)
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predicament(noun, state, change, fix)
5
strait(noun, state, change, pass)
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situation(noun, state, action, change)
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ambiguity(noun, concern, anxiety, confusion)
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change(noun, twist, mess, situation)
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climacteric(noun, change, twist, mess)
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climax(noun, change, twist, mess)
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concern(noun, action, cause, anxiety)
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crossroad(noun, change, fix, pass)
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crunch(noun, change, pass, twist)
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crux(noun, change, pass, twist)
2
moment of truth(expression, idiom, change, twist)
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ambivalence(noun, concern, anxiety, confusion)
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anxiety(noun, concern, confusion, doubt)
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