| crisis(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, pain) |
| hole(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, spot) |
| obstacle(noun, trouble, defeat, draw, blow) |
| obstruction(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| situation(noun, trouble, change, mess, pressure) |
| state(noun, trouble, difficulty, condition, mess) |
| stoppage(noun, stop, close, end, halt) |
| barrier(noun, hindrance, jam, obstruction, deadlock) |
| bottleneck(noun, hindrance, jam, deadlock, stalemate) |
| clog(noun, hindrance, jam, obstruction, deadlock) |
| condition(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, mess) |
| constipation(noun, hindrance) |
| cul de sac(noun, expression, idiom) |
| difficulty(noun, trouble, fix, worry, anxiety) |
| emergency(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty) |
| impediment(noun, fix, hindrance, hole, jam) |
| mire(noun, fix, difficulty, informal, uncertainty) |
| stand(noun, stop, close, end, stoppage) |
| stand-off |
| standoff(noun, stop, halt, draw, tie) |