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emergency(noun, state, action, trouble, act)
19
predicament(noun, state, action, trouble, act)
18
exigency(noun, state, action, trouble, fix)
12
climax(noun, performance, end, event, play)
12
contingency(noun, state, action, change, fix)
12
juncture(noun, state, action, act, fix)
10
difficulty(noun, trouble, fix, pass, catch)
10
turning point(noun, expression, idiom, state, end)
10
danger(noun, disaster, risk, hazard, tragedy)
9
crunch(noun, pass, point, twist, situation)
9
pass(noun, state, action, act, fix)
9
strait(noun, state, trouble, worry, pass)
9
disaster(noun, limit, shame, situation, extreme)
9
head(noun, end, fix, point, decide)
8
pinch(noun, state, trouble, fix, worry)
8
climacteric(noun, event, point, twist, situation)
8
extremity(noun, end, fix, pass, top)
8
dilemma(noun, trouble, fix, pass, difficulty)
7
crux(noun, trouble, pass, point, difficulty)
7
plight(noun, state, fix, pass, difficulty)
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