| desperate straits(noun, expression, distress, hardship, plight) |
| trouble(noun, change, worry, distress, anxiety) |
| bad news(noun, expression, trouble, worry, distress) |
| big trouble(noun, expression, trouble, change, mess) |
| catastrophe(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| change(noun, trouble, mess, situation, pressure) |
| climacteric(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| climax(noun, trouble, change, limit, mess) |
| confrontation(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| contingency(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| corner(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| crisis(noun, limit, situation, extreme, edge) |
| critical situation(noun, expression, trouble, change, mess) |
| crossroad(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| crunch(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| crux(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| culmination(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| deadlock(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| dilemma(noun, trouble, change, worry, distress) |
| disaster(noun, trouble, change, limit, mess) |