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bight(noun, gulf lake)
3
box(noun, pass, difficulty, mess, embarrassment)
3
climacteric(noun, trouble, change, twist, mess)
3
climax(noun, trouble, change, twist, mess)
3
clutch(noun, fix, pass, difficulty, uncertainty)
3
confined(adjective, fine, thin, slim, restricted)
3
confining(adjective, fine, thin, slim, restricted)
3
crossroads(noun, state, twist, possibility, predicament)
3
crunch(noun, trouble, change, pass, twist)
3
crux(noun, trouble, change, pass, difficulty)
3
defile
3
difficult
3
doubt(noun, fix, difficulty, question, uncertainty)
3
euripus
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fjord(noun, sound, channel, mouth, outlet)
3
lagoon(noun, gulf lake)
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mouth
3
narrow sea channel(expression, idiom)
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notch(noun, interval)
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passage of water(expression, idiom)
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