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strait(noun, trouble, difficulty, confusion, pain)
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Dutch(noun, fix, easy, difficult, bind)
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clutch(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind)
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deep water(noun, expression, trouble, fix, easy)
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exigency(noun, trouble, help, fix, ruin)
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imbroglio(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind)
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pinch(noun, trouble, difficulty, confusion, shame)
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stew(noun, trouble, difficulty, confusion, pain)
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tight spot(noun, expression, difficulty, mess, jam)
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complication(noun, trouble, dispute, difficulty, pain)
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crunch(noun, trouble, dispute, difficulty, issue)
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disaster(noun, trouble, ruin, difficulty, catastrophe)
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pass(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam)
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problem(noun, trouble, fix, worry, difficulty)
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quandary(noun, trouble, fix, dispute, difficulty)
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squeeze(noun, trouble, dispute, difficulty, issue)
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straits(noun, trouble, difficulty, want, drag)
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unholy mess(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, want)
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Gordian knot(expression, trouble, difficulty, mess)
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adversity(noun, trouble, ruin, harm, difficulty)
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