80 entries under mess topic. ×

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impasse(noun, verb, trouble, change, fix)
7
predicament(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
6
dilemma(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
5
corner(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
4
hole(noun, fix, difficulty, bind)
4
plight(noun, trouble, change, difficulty)
4
posture(noun, difficulty, hardship, jam)
4
quandary(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, pain)
3
crisis(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, pain)
3
difficulty(noun, fix, situation, bind)
2
change(noun, trouble, situation, pressure)
2
condition(noun, fix, difficulty, bind)
2
extremity(noun, trouble, change, situation)
2
situation(noun, trouble, change, pressure)
2
state(noun, difficulty, hardship, jam)
1
asperity(noun, fix, difficulty, bind)
1
bad news(noun, expression, fix, difficulty)
1
big trouble(noun, expression, trouble, change)
1
bind(noun, fix, difficulty, hardship)
1
catastrophe(noun, trouble, change, situation)
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