2
push(disaster, tragedy, crisis)
2
puzzle(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
2
quagmire(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
2
qualifying
2
restricting
2
rigor(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam)
2
scant(fine, thin, slim, restricted, confined)
2
scanty(fine, thin, slim, restricted, confined)
2
slender(fine, thin, slim, restricted, confined)
2
spot(noun, form, state, fix, pass)
2
stew(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, confusion)
2
straitened
2
tight squeeze(noun, expression, pass, stress, predicament)
2
time(pass, occasion, stage, pinch, climax)
2
vicissitude(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, anxiety)
1
A-day
1
D-day
1
H-hour
1
abysm
1
adversity(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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