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unsteady(adjective, weak, uncertain, unstable)
4
hairy(noun, adjective, slang, informal)
4
tricky(noun, adjective, difficult, uncertain)
4
ticklish(noun, adjective, difficult, uncertain)
4
touch-and-go(adjective, bad, heavy, awkward)
4
dubious(adjective, weak, uncertain, sensitive)
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slippery(adjective, weak, uncertain, unstable)
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uncertain(noun, adjective, unstable, chance)
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on thin ice(expression, adjective, idiom, uncertain)
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problematic(adjective, uncertain, awkward, unstable)
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querulous(adjective, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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unsettled(adjective, weak, uncertain, unstable)
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awkward(adjective, difficult, tricky, complicated)
2
contingent(adjective, uncertain, unstable, doubtful)
2
equivocal(adjective, uncertain, unstable, doubtful)
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sticky(awkward, complicated)
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thorny(bad, heavy, awkward, tricky)
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touch and go(expression, adjective, idiom, uncertain)
2
undependable(awkward, insecure, complicated, dangerous)
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critical(adjective, bad, heavy, important)
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