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position(noun, difficulty, hardship, jam)
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pressure(noun, trouble, change, situation)
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puzzle(noun, trouble, change, difficulty)
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quagmire(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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rigor(noun, difficulty, hardship, jam)
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rough go(noun, expression, difficulty, hardship)
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scrape(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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soup(noun, difficulty, hardship, jam)
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spot(noun, difficulty, hardship, jam)
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stew(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, pain)
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strait(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, pain)
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tall order ticklish spot tight situation trouble(expression, idiom, hardship, posture)
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trauma(noun, trouble, change, situation)
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trial(noun, trouble, change, situation)
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trouble(noun, change, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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turning point(noun, expression, trouble, change)
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urgency(noun, trouble, change, situation)
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vicissitude(noun, difficulty, hardship, jam)
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tight corner(noun, expression, difficulty, jam)
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tight spot(noun, expression, difficulty, jam)
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