2
bafflement(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety, struggle)
2
balk(verb, block, prevent, hinder, confuse)
2
begin
2
beset(baffle, confound, bewilder, stun)
2
besot
2
bewilderment(noun, trouble, fix, concern, difficulty)
2
bilk(cheat, trick, escape, frustrate, baffle)
2
blind(obscure, shock, confuse, surprise, bewilder)
2
brain teaser(expression, idiom)
2
bring
2
bring up short(verb, expression, idiom, drop, baffle)
2
brood(verb, perplex, wonder, bewilder, mystify)
2
bunk
2
cap
2
capture
2
chafe
2
challenge(noun, difficulty, issue, question, subject)
2
charade(difficulty, question, secret, obscurity, mystery)
2
check
2
concern(noun, trouble, worry, point, distress)
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