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chagrin(noun, confusion, shame, uncertainty)
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check(noun, verb, trouble, pain)
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circumstance(noun, hardship, jam, deadlock)
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clumsiness(noun, confusion, shame, mistake)
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complexity(noun, trouble, disorder, confusion)
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condition(noun, hardship, jam, circumstance)
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contingency(noun, trouble, change, situation)
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corner(noun, trouble, place, change, fix)
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crossroad(noun, trouble, change, situation)
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crux(noun, trouble, change, pain)
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dead end(noun, expression, trouble, pain)
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deadlock(noun, trouble, change, pain)
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deep water(noun, expression, trouble, fix)
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destitution(noun, confusion, shame, mistake)
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difficult situation(noun, expression, trouble, hardship)
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distress(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety)
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drag(noun, hardship, jam, circumstance)
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egg on face(noun, expression, idiom, confusion)
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extremity(noun, trouble, change, situation)
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fracas(noun, trouble, disorder, confusion)
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