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crisis(noun, trouble, fix, worry, pass)
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entanglement(noun, trouble, change, fight, difficulty)
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nonplus(noun, difficulty)
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paradox(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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trouble(noun, place, change, fix, disorder)
5
pinch(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
5
scrape(noun, trouble, place, fix, worry)
5
stew(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, confusion)
4
bind(noun, fix, difficulty, confusion, shame)
4
case(noun, difficulty, situation, circumstance, conditions)
4
corner(noun, trouble, place, change, fix)
4
deadlock(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, pain)
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doubt(noun, trouble, fix, concern, dispute)
4
emergency(noun, trouble, change, fix, disorder)
4
imbroglio(noun, trouble, change, worry, fight)
4
impasse(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
4
juncture(noun, trouble, change, fix, pass)
4
mystery(noun, trouble, challenge, question)
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puzzlement(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
4
question(noun, trouble, dispute, difficulty, issue)
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