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inlet(noun, sound, interval, arm, channel)
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predicament(noun, form, state, trouble, change)
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plight(noun, form, state, trouble, change)
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crisis(noun, state, trouble, worry, pass)
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dilemma(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
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distress(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, anxiety)
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exigency(noun, state, trouble, change, worry)
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sound(noun, course, means, race, route)
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pass(noun, verb, form, state, trouble)
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narrows(noun, sound, arm, channel, passage)
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narrow(noun, adjective, slight, fine, thin)
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emergency(noun, state, trouble, change, worry)
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channel(noun, sound, water, way, course)
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pinch(noun, state, trouble, change, worry)
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bay(noun, gulf lake, shoreline)
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canal(noun, sound, course, means, race)
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difficulty(noun, fix, pass, difficulty, burden)
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close(adjective, fine, thin, slim, restricted)
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tight(adjective, fine, thin, slim, restricted)
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embarrassment(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
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