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crisis(noun, state, action, act, fix)
13
contingency(noun, form, state, action, break)
11
emergency(noun, state, action, trouble, act)
9
turning point(noun, expression, idiom, state, trouble)
8
pinch(noun, state, trouble, change, fix)
8
strait(noun, state, trouble, change, pass)
7
exigency(noun, state, action, trouble, change)
7
circumstance(noun, form, action, act, time)
7
condition(noun, state, action, time, fix)
6
crux(noun, trouble, change, pass, join)
6
pass(noun, form, state, action, break)
6
predicament(noun, state, action, trouble, act)
6
state(noun, pass, position, development, point)
5
crunch(noun, trouble, change, pass, twist)
5
plight(noun, state, trouble, change, fix)
5
quandary(noun, trouble, change, fix, pass)
5
situation(noun, state, action, trouble, act)
4
crossroad(noun, trouble, change, fix, pass)
4
moment of truth(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, change)
4
posture(noun, pass, position, point, difficulty)
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