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braintwister(question, secret, obscurity, mystery)
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chagrin(noun, verb, upset, bother, disturb)
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chiller(question, secret, obscurity, mystery)
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circumstance(noun, mess, hardship, jam)
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cliffhanger(question, problem, secret, obscurity)
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clumsiness(noun, confusion, shame, mess)
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clutch(noun, fix, uncertainty, mess)
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condition(noun, mess, hardship, jam)
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contention(noun, event, concern, fight, dispute)
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deadlock(noun, trouble, change, mess)
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deep water(noun, expression, mess, hardship)
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destitution(noun, confusion, shame, mess)
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difficult situation(noun, expression, mess, hardship)
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discomfiture(noun, confusion, shame, mess)
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doubt(noun, verb, trouble, fix, concern)
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drag(noun, mess, hardship, jam)
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dubiety(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety)
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egg on face(noun, expression, idiom, confusion)
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emergency(noun, trouble, change, worry, point)
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exigency(noun, trouble, change, worry, point)
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