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embarrassment(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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emergency(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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entanglement(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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exigency(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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extremity(noun, trouble, change, limit, mess)
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height(noun, trouble, change, limit, mess)
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hot potato(noun, expression, trouble, change, mess)
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hot water(noun, expression, trouble, worry, distress)
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hour of decision(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, change)
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imbroglio(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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impasse(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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juncture(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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mess(noun, trouble, change, worry, distress)
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moment of truth(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, change)
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necessity(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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pass(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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perplexity(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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pickle(noun, trouble, change, worry, distress)
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pinch(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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plight(noun, trouble, change, distress, limit)
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