| distress(noun, trouble, fix, worry, pass) |
| facer(noun, trouble, challenge, question) |
| hot water(noun, expression, trouble, fix, dispute) |
| knot(noun, trouble, difficulty, twist, pain) |
| matter |
| maze(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety, confusion) |
| mire(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, situation) |
| state(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, condition) |
| sticky situation(noun, expression, difficulty, predicament, dilemma) |
| trial(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, mess) |
| Catch-22(noun, situation) |
| Gordian knot(expression, trouble, difficulty, mess) |
| abashment |
| acuteness(fix, pass, distress, demand, need) |
| adversity(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| agnosticism(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) |
| ambiguity(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety) |
| ambivalence(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion) |
| anxiety(noun, trouble, worry, concern, confusion) |
| apprehension(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) |