| quandary(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, pain) |
| spot(noun, easy, difficulty, difficult, informal) |
| adversity(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| arduousness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| asperity(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind) |
| awkwardness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| bad news(noun, expression, fix, difficulty, mess) |
| barricade(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| check(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| circumstance(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind) |
| clutch(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind) |
| complication(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| condition(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind) |
| crisis(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, pain) |
| crux(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| dead end(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, pain) |
| deadlock(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, pain) |
| difficult situation(noun, expression, difficulty, mess, hardship) |
| distress(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| drag(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind) |