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dilemma(noun, failure, predicament, knot, contradiction)
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quandary(noun, failure, predicament, knot, crunch)
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knot(noun, failure)
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standoff
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tie
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Catch-22(noun, failure)
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Pyrrhic victory(noun, losses)
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between a rock and a hard place(noun, expression, idiom, predicament, quandary)
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bind(predicament, quandary)
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contradiction
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crunch(noun, predicament, quandary, pickle)
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difficulty(noun, predicament, quandary, crunch, pickle)
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double bind(noun, failure)
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draw
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fix(noun, predicament, quandary)
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hole(noun, predicament, quandary)
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hot water(noun, expression, predicament, quandary, crunch)
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impasse(noun, predicament, stalemate, quandary)
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jam(noun, predicament, quandary)
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lose-lose(noun, failure)
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