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dangerous ground
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dead end(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, pain)
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decide
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decisive moment(expression, twist, culmination, climax, juncture)
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deep water(noun, expression, trouble, fix, difficulty)
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deflation(noun, drop, decline, failure, inactivity)
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demandingness(fix, pass, distress, demand, need)
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development(noun, action, act, twist, thing)
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difficult situation(noun, expression, difficulty, mess, hardship)
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dire straits(noun, expression, limit, situation, extreme)
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dislocation(noun, drop, decline, failure, inactivity)
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dollar crisis
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dollar gap
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double trouble(expression, uncertainty, risk, hazard, exposure)
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drag(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind)
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drama(noun, performance, play, turmoil, production)
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drop(noun, decline, failure, inactivity, slump)
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duress(fix, pass, distress, demand, need)
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dynamite(uncertainty, risk, hazard, exposure, peril)
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economic cycle
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