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spot(noun, form, state, action, trouble)
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sticky situation(noun, expression, situation, trap)
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circumstance(noun, state, action, characteristic, trouble)
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jackpot(noun, state, situation)
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rabbit hole(expression, state, situation)
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swamp(noun, state, situation)
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box(noun, trouble, place, fix, pass)
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hot water(noun, expression, trouble, fix, bother)
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tight corner(noun, expression, mess, embarrassment)
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hardship(noun, trouble, fix, pass)
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sticky wicket(expression, situation, trap)
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strait(noun, form, state, trouble, change)
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exigency(noun, state, trouble, change, fix)
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complication(noun, trouble, disorder, worry, dispute)
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imbroglio(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
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impasse(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
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pass(noun, form, state, action, trouble)
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muddle(noun, state, trouble, disorder)
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puzzle(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
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contingency(noun, state, trouble, change, fix)
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