| crucial point(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, climax) |
| crux(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, twist) |
| culmination(noun, trouble, change, fight, twist) |
| day |
| deadline |
| deadlock(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| defining moment(noun, moment) |
| dilemma(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| dire straits(noun, expression, trouble, change, mess) |
| disaster(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| eleventh hour |
| embarrassment(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| entanglement(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| extremity(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| flash point(noun, moment) |
| height(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |
| hot potato(noun, expression, trouble, change, mess) |
| hour |
| hour of decision(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, change) |
| imbroglio(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation) |