16
predicament(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
15
deadlock(noun, verb, trouble, change, fix)
13
standstill(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
12
dead end(noun, expression, idiom, stop, trouble)
12
stalemate(noun, stop, halt, draw, tie)
10
plight(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
9
fix(noun, trouble, difficulty, spot, pain)
9
jam(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, spot)
8
blind alley(noun, expression, idiom, defeat, draw)
7
corner(noun, trouble, change, fix, draw)
7
cul-de-sac(noun, deadlock, stalemate, street, standoff)
7
dilemma(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
7
quandary(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
7
scrape(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, spot)
6
blockage(noun, hindrance, jam, obstruction, deadlock)
6
halt(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
6
pickle(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
6
stop(noun, verb, close, end, halt)
5
block(noun, worry, anxiety, hindrance, jam)
5
box(noun, fix, difficulty, spot, informal)
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