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deadlock(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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debate(noun, difficulty, controversy)
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dilemma(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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dire straits(noun, expression, trouble, change, mess)
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disaster(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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double trouble(noun, expression, uncertainty, hazard, danger)
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dynamite(noun, uncertainty, risk, hazard, danger)
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embarrassment(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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emergency(noun, trouble, change, uncertainty, mess)
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endangerment(noun, uncertainty, risk, hazard, danger)
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entanglement(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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exigency(noun, trouble, change, uncertainty, mess)
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exposure(noun, uncertainty, risk, hazard, peril)
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extremity(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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fuss(noun, uproar)
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grist for the gossip mill(noun, expression, idiom, difficulty, controversy)
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hazard(noun, uncertainty, risk, danger, exposure)
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height(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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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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