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rebus(noun, question, secret, obscurity)
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stumper(noun, trouble, challenge, question)
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cryptogram(noun, question, secret, obscurity)
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nut to crack(expression, idiom, secret)
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uncertainty(noun, fix, anxiety, twist)
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vexed question(noun, expression, idiom, trouble)
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complexity(noun, confusion, shame, question)
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embarrassment(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
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matter(noun, concern, point, issue)
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pickle(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
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plight(noun, trouble, change, fix)
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tangle(noun, verb, confusion, confuse)
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abstruseness(noun, question, uncertainty, secret)
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bewilderment(noun, trouble, fix, concern)
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challenge(noun, issue, question, subject)
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charade(question, secret, obscurity, mystery)
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controversy(noun, event, concern, fight, dispute)
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corner(noun, verb, trouble, change, fix)
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crisis(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety)
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discomposure(noun, confusion, shame, mess)
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