7
mess
5
fix
3
hole
3
jam
3
muddle
3
pickle
3
predicament
3
situation
2
plight
1
difficulty
1
dilemma
1
pinch
1
quandary
1
state of affairs(expression, idiom)
1
stew
0
another can of worms(noun, situation)
0
another tune(noun, situation)
0
ball game
0
balls-up
0
batch
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