5
crisis(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, pain)
5
hole(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, spot)
5
obstacle(noun, trouble, defeat, draw, blow)
5
obstruction(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
5
situation(noun, trouble, change, mess, pressure)
5
state(noun, trouble, difficulty, condition, mess)
5
stoppage(noun, stop, close, end, halt)
4
barrier(noun, hindrance, jam, obstruction, deadlock)
4
bottleneck(noun, hindrance, jam, deadlock, stalemate)
4
clog(noun, hindrance, jam, obstruction, deadlock)
4
condition(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty, mess)
4
constipation(noun, hindrance)
4
cul de sac(noun, expression, idiom)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, fix, worry, anxiety)
4
emergency(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
4
impediment(noun, fix, hindrance, hole, jam)
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mire(noun, fix, difficulty, informal, uncertainty)
4
stand(noun, stop, close, end, stoppage)
4
stand-off
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standoff(noun, stop, halt, draw, tie)
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