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pinch(noun, difficulty, informal, situation)
3
bind(noun, easy, difficulty, difficult, informal)
3
clutch(noun, difficulty, hardship, jam)
3
entanglement(noun, trouble, difficulty, situation)
3
spot(noun, easy, difficulty, difficult, informal)
3
trouble(noun, fix, easy, difficulty, difficult)
2
complicated situation(expression, trouble, difficulty)
2
complication(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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deadlock(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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deep water(noun, expression, trouble, fix, easy)
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difficult situation(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty)
2
soup(noun, easy, difficulty, difficult)
2
strait(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
2
tight spot(noun, expression, difficulty, jam)
1
Gordian knot(expression, trouble, difficulty)
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asperity(noun, difficulty, hardship, jam)
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bad news(noun, expression, difficulty, hardship)
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can of worms(expression, idiom, trouble, difficulty)
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circumstance(noun, difficulty, hardship, jam)
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complex problem(expression, trouble, difficulty)
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