| difficulty(noun, fix, pass, mess, problem) |
| drag(noun, difficulty, mess, problem, disadvantage) |
| fix(noun, difficulty, mess, problem, bug) |
| impasse(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, hole) |
| muddle(noun, difficulty, mess, predicament) |
| problem(noun, difficulty, disadvantage, bug) |
| quandary(noun, difficulty, mess, predicament) |
| trouble(noun, predicament) |
| asperity(noun, difficulty, mess, dilemma) |
| awkward situation(noun, expression, trouble, predicament) |
| bad news(noun, expression, difficulty, mess) |
| circumstance(noun, difficulty, mess, dilemma) |
| condition(noun, difficulty, mess, dilemma) |
| deadlock(noun, difficulty, mess, dilemma) |
| deep water(noun, expression, difficulty, mess) |
| discomfiture(noun, trouble, predicament) |
| distress(noun, fix, hole, predicament) |
| emergency(noun, pass, difficulty, mess, stress) |
| exigency(noun, pass, difficulty, mess, stress) |
| hang-up(noun, difficulty, mess, dilemma) |