| circumstance(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam) |
| clutch(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam) |
| imbroglio(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam) |
| scrape(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam) |
| tight spot(noun, expression, difficulty, mess, situation) |
| Gordian knot(expression, trouble, difficulty, mess) |
| aggravation(difficulty, snag) |
| agitation(state, flap) |
| asperity(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam) |
| barrier(difficulty, snag) |
| bind(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam) |
| can of worms(expression, idiom, trouble, difficulty, mess) |
| complexity(trouble, difficulty, mess, snag) |
| complicated situation(expression, trouble, difficulty, mess) |
| condition(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam) |
| confusion(state, difficulty, flap, snag) |
| corner(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam) |
| difficult problem |
| difficulty(noun, trouble, mess, jam, dilemma) |
| dither(state, flap) |