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| hot water(noun, trouble, fix, bother) | |
| stumbling block(noun, idiom, trouble, disorder) | |
| ill fortune(noun, hardship, misfortune) | |
| bad news(noun, trouble, fix, worry) | |
| deep water(noun, fix, easy, difficult) | |
| bad luck(noun, trouble, ruin, distress) | |
| can of worms(noun, idiom, trouble, mess) | |
| closed book(question, secret, puzzle, subtlety) | |
| difference of opinion(noun, idiom, break, fight) | |
| hard knocks(noun, trouble, want, situation) | |
| hot spot(noun, trouble, fix, easy) | |
| sixty-four-thousand-dollar question(question, secret, puzzle, subtlety) | |
| stumbling stone(problem, obstacle) | |
| tough nut to crack(idiom, question, secret, puzzle) | |
| Gordian knot(trouble, mess) | |
| Herculean task(trouble, concern, strain, torment) | |
| agreement to disagree | |
| awkward situation(noun, confusion, shame, mess) | |
| ball and chain(noun, idiom, trouble, concern) | |
| battle royal(noun, action, fight, dispute) |
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