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condition(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind)
2
cul-de-sac(stalemate, standoff)
2
deadlocked(verb, meet, equal)
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end
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extremity(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
2
gun
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knot(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
2
labyrinth
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photo finish(noun, expression, draw, tie, stalemate)
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respite(noun, break, pause, relief, interval)
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situation(noun, trouble, change, mess, pressure)
2
stall
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state(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam)
2
stay(break, relief, interval)
2
wall(noun, informal, stalemate, standstill, impasse)
1
Mexican stand-off
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adversity(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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arduousness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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arrest
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asperity(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind)
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