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Serious and immediate danger

Chance of something happening

A disease or illness that kills

Seriousness or importance

Excitement associated with danger or the taking of risks

The occurrence of dangerous or exciting things

A undertaking, typically one that involves risk

Severe suffering, difficulty or privation

A state or cause of gloom, suspicion, trouble, or worry

A difficult situation, or the involvement in one

To expose to danger or the risk of loss

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Noun

Serious and immediate danger

cause for alarm

lack of protection

source of fright

source of dread

source of terror

source of apprehension

being on the precipice

element of danger

accident waiting to happen

defencelessness

defenselessness

thorn in one's side

thorn in the flesh

pain in the bum

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

pain in the neck

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“And then her son would have no choice but to face the greatest peril of his life.”

Noun

Difficulty

troublesomeness

unmanageability

uncomfortableness

inopportuneness

incommodiousness

lack of comfort

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Noun

Chance of something happening

strong possibility

fighting chance

writing on the wall

snowball's chance

unpredictability

source of fright

source of dread

source of terror

source of apprehension

irons in the fire

chances of success

likely improvement

leap in the dark

constructiveness

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Noun

A disease or illness that kills

pneumonic plague

contagious disease

widespread disease

widespread illness

medical condition

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Noun

Seriousness or importance

Noun

Excitement associated with danger or the taking of risks

exciting experience

state of anxiety

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Noun

The occurrence of dangerous or exciting things

dangerous experiences

exciting experiences

perilous experiences

unfortunate situation

sorry condition

no-win situation

critical situation

sticky situation

tight situation

awkward situation

problematic situation

difficult situation

tricky situation

state of affairs

state of things

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Noun

Downside

Noun

A undertaking, typically one that involves risk

business enterprise

leap in the dark

course of action

shot in the dark

throw of the dice

one's level best

fall of the cards

stab in the dark

piece of business

experimentation

what one is into

iffy proposition

long row to hoe

speculative enterprise

spin of the roulette wheel

successful manoeuvre

complete success

the luck of the draw

conscientiousness

matter of chance

luck of the draw

turn of the wheel

flip of the coin

toss of the dice

one's darnedest

way the cookie crumbles

way the ball bounces

sweat of one's brow

blood, sweat and tears

old college try

area of interest

line of country

set of circumstances

line of employment

line of business

area of activity

moral obligation

field of expertise

blood, swear, and tears

organization^US

mobilization^US

organisation^UK

mobilisation^UK

matter of contention

point of contention

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Noun

Severe suffering, difficulty or privation

impecuniousness

trials and tribulations

financial distress

reverse of fortune

desperate straits

unwanted responsibility

thorn in one's side

punctiliousness

conscientiousness

conventionalism

unresponsiveness

attention to detail

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Noun

A state or cause of gloom, suspicion, trouble, or worry

Noun

A difficult situation, or the involvement in one

Verb

To expose to danger or the risk of loss

put in jeopardy

expose to danger

pose a threat to

leave vulnerable

be detrimental to

put on the line

make vulnerable

lay on the line

put someone's life on the line

leave defenseless

skate on thin ice

drive a nail into the coffin of

subject to loss

put under suspicion

place in danger

be careless with

chance something

go out of one's depth

run the risk of

leap before looking

hang by a thread

be caught short

go out on a limb

take the liberty

take the liberty of

take a crack at

stick your neck out

experiment with

stick one's neck out

have a fling at

take a chance with

put in jeopardy of

put in harm's way

leave unprotected from

issue threats to

leave unprotected

scare hell out of

utter threats to

be prejudicial to

chance one's arm

put your shirt on

back the horses

shoot the works

play the ponies

stake money on something

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