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bafflement(noun, hindrance)
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barricade(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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battle
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big trouble(noun, expression, trouble, change, mess)
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bind(noun, fix, difficulty, uncertainty, mess)
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blind gut
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brake(noun, hindrance)
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bung(noun, hindrance)
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burden(noun, hindrance)
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catastrophe(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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cecum
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change(noun, trouble, mess, situation, pressure)
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check(noun, stop, trouble, halt, difficulty)
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checkmate(noun, stop, halt, stoppage, stalemate)
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choke(noun, hindrance)
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choking
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choking off
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circumstance(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind)
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climacteric(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
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climax(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, mess)
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