| spot(noun, easy, difficulty, difficult, informal) |
| deadlock(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| deep water(noun, expression, trouble, fix, easy) |
| difficult situation(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, mess) |
| soup(noun, easy, difficulty, difficult, mess) |
| strait(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| tight spot(noun, expression, difficulty, mess) |
| asperity(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship) |
| bad news(noun, expression, difficulty, mess, hardship) |
| circumstance(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship) |
| condition(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship) |
| drag(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship) |
| emergency(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| exigency(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| hang-up(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship) |
| hardship(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| juncture(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship) |
| large order(noun, expression, difficulty, mess, hardship) |
| lot(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship) |
| perplexity(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |