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enigma(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
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riddle(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
37
mystery(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
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puzzle(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
28
brain-teaser(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, informal)
23
problem(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
20
closed book(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, show)
17
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14
secret(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
14
puzzlement(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
13
mystification(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
13
dilemma(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
5
teaser(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
4
brainteaser(noun, difficulty, challenge, question, secret)
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mystery story(noun, expression, story, mystery, narration)
4
puzzler(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
4
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4
difficult decision(noun, expression, trouble, show, difficulty)
4
difficult problem(noun, expression, trouble, show, difficulty)
4
difficult question(expression, difficulty, question, problem)
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