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Serious and immediate danger

The state or condition of being about to happen, imminent

Chance of something happening

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 thing likely to lure or tempt someone into harm or error

A person or thing that kills

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

accident waiting to happen

defencelessness

defenselessness

stumbling block

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

The state or condition of being about to happen, imminent

source of fright

source of dread

source of terror

source of apprehension

unpredictability

writing on the wall

cause for alarm

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

leap in the dark

stumbling block

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Noun

Difficulty

troublesomeness

unmanageability

uncomfortableness

inopportuneness

incommodiousness

lack of comfort

stumbling block

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

negative aspect

other side of the coin

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Noun

Chance of something happening

Noun

Seriousness or importance

Noun

Excitement associated with danger or the taking of risks

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

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Noun

Downside

Noun

A undertaking, typically one that involves risk

business enterprise

leap in the dark

what one is into

fall of the cards

throw of the dice

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Noun

Severe suffering, difficulty or privation

impecuniousness

trials and tribulations

financial distress

stroke of bad luck

sticky situation

reversal of fortune

reverse of fortune

difficult situation

awkward situation

problematic situation

unfortunateness

sorry condition

no-win situation

critical situation

unfortunate situation

tricky situation

tight situation

uphill struggle

tough assignment

harsh conditions

desperate straits

conscientiousness

stroke of ill luck

pain in the rear

pain in the neck

pain in the backside

worst-case scenario

pain in the bum

baptism of fire

devil's own luck

painful experience

unpleasant experience

devastating blow

botched situation

difficult going

lack of success

broken-heartedness

serious accident

pressure cooker

lack of comfort

heaviness of heart

kick in the teeth

fatal attraction

mental suffering

a bad situation

a sorry condition

a difficult situation

unwanted responsibility

thorn in one's side

disconsolateness

demoralization^US

a fine kettle of fish

a pretty kettle of fish

downheartedness

demoralisation^UK

blot on the landscape

extreme suffering

nervous tension

apprehensiveness

conventionalism

unresponsiveness

punctiliousness

sweat of one's brow

blood, sweat, and tears

heartbrokenness

attention to detail

authoritarianism

tough situation

cause of distress

chip on your shoulder

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Noun

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

Noun

A thing likely to lure or tempt someone into harm or error

Noun

A person or thing that kills

Verb

To expose to danger or the risk of loss

expose to danger

put in jeopardy

leave vulnerable

be detrimental to

pose a threat to

put on the line

make vulnerable

leave defenseless

lay on the line

stick one's neck out

skate on thin ice

drive a nail into the coffin of

subject to loss

put under suspicion

place in danger

play into one's hands

leave in the middle

put on the spot

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

have a fling at

take a chance with

put in jeopardy of

put in harm's way

leave unprotected from

leave unprotected

issue threats to

be prejudicial to

scare hell out of

utter threats to

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