| pass(noun, state, trouble, change) |
| tight spot(noun, expression, difficulty, mess) |
| asperity(noun, difficulty, mess, bind) |
| bad news(noun, expression, trouble, worry) |
| circumstance(noun, difficulty, mess, situation) |
| cleft stick(noun, expression, predicament) |
| climacteric(noun, trouble, change, mess) |
| clutch(noun, difficulty, uncertainty, mess) |
| constraint(pass, distress, demand, need) |
| contingency(noun, trouble, change, pass) |
| criticalness(pass, distress, demand, need) |
| crossroad(noun, trouble, change, pass) |
| demandingness(pass, distress, demand, need) |
| drag(noun, difficulty, mess, bind) |
| duress(pass, distress, demand, need) |
| extremity(noun, trouble, change, pass) |
| impediment(noun, difficulty, problem, predicament) |
| imperativeness(pass, distress, demand, need) |
| juncture(noun, trouble, change, pass) |
| necessity(noun, trouble, change, pass) |