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trouble(noun, verb, place, change, fix)
10
hole(noun, place, fix, spot)
10
mix-up(noun, verb, order, disorder)
9
hot water(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, fix)
9
quandary(noun, trouble, place, change, fix)
7
problem(noun, trouble, fix, worry)
7
spot(noun, verb, place, worry)
6
can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, dispute)
6
clutch(noun, set, group, quantity)
6
strait(noun, trouble, change, worry)
5
embarrassment(noun, trouble, change, worry)
5
hobble(failure, unskillfulness)
5
pinch(noun, trouble, change, worry)
5
quagmire(noun, trouble, fix, pain)
5
screw-up(noun, trouble, disorder, surprise)
5
snarl(noun, trouble, disorder, disturb)
4
bind(noun, trouble, bother, worry)
4
discomposure(noun, trouble, disorder, confusion)
4
entanglement(noun, trouble, change, disorder)
4
perplexity(noun, trouble, change, disorder, worry)
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