| situation(noun, state, circumstance, setting) |
| state of affairs(expression, state, situation, circumstance, setting) |
| challenge(noun, verb, situation, test, trial) |
| condition(noun, state, situation, circumstance, setting) |
| difficulty(noun, state, situation, hardship) |
| hardship(noun, state, difficulty, situation) |
| state(noun, verb, adjective, situation, circumstance) |
| complexity(noun, state, difficulty, situation, hardship) |
| crisis(noun, state, situation, circumstance, setting) |
| position(noun, state, situation, circumstance, setting) |
| juncture(noun, state, situation, circumstance, setting) |
| status quo(expression, state, situation, circumstance, setting) |
| test(noun, challenge, situation, trial) |
| trial(noun, challenge, situation, test) |
| trickiness(noun, state, difficulty, situation, hardship) |
| circumstance(noun, state, situation, setting) |
| circumstances(noun, state, situation, circumstance, setting) |
| complication(noun, state, difficulty, situation, hardship) |
| perplexity(noun, state, difficulty, situation, hardship) |
| change(noun, life, fortune, doom) |