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An obstacle, delay, or disadvantage

An unfortunate condition or event

A hindrance or obstruction in doing something

A condition of extreme adversity

The act of retarding or delaying

A deterioration in state or health

The prevention of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something

An amount that has to be paid or spent to buy or obtain something

The state of being vanquished

Series of trials

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Noun

An obstacle, delay, or disadvantage

unfortunate development

reverse of fortune

stumbling block

piece of bad luck

kick in the teeth

reversal of fortune

whole new ballgame

stroke of bad luck

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

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“The decision will be seen as a serious setback to the team's hopes of progressing to the Euro 2004 finals in Portugal.”

Noun

An unfortunate condition or event

stroke of bad luck

reverse of fortune

reversal of fortune

unfortunateness

unfortunate incident

kick in the teeth

lack of success

trials and tribulations

stroke of ill luck

disillusionment

unsuccessfulness

coming to nothing

falling through

thorn in the flesh

unpredictable outcome

serious accident

harsh conditions

devastating blow

devil's own luck

pain in the rear

tough situation

pain in the backside

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

source of distress

rough situation

hell in a handbasket

bolt from the blue

bolt out of the blue

dissatisfaction

flash in the pan

unfortunate occurrence

pig's breakfast

poor performance

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Noun

A hindrance or obstruction in doing something

stumbling block

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

millstone around your neck

stumbling stone

small difficulty

stone in one's path

mountain to climb

holding pattern

joker in the pack

circumscription

something wrong

negative aspect

teething trouble

sticky situation

no-win situation

tricky situation

difficult situation

awkward situation

other side of the coin

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

source of trouble

thorn in the flesh

serious problem

difficult choice

point of contention

matter of contention

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Noun

A condition of extreme adversity

sticky situation

extreme suffering

critical situation

tricky situation

tight situation

problematic situation

difficult situation

awkward situation

unfortunate situation

worst-case scenario

sorry condition

no-win situation

reversal of fortune

botched situation

worst that could happen

worst possible outcome

worst comes to worst

serious problem

stroke of ill luck

moment of truth

point of no return

critical moment

decisive moment

hour of decision

defining moment

desperate straits

urgent situation

turn of the tide

watershed moment

critical period

critical juncture

unforeseen circumstances

when it came to it

when push comes to shove

sink or swim time

coming to a head

a bad situation

a sorry condition

a difficult situation

pretty kettle of fish

fine kettle of fish

extreme tension

verge of collapse

spreading too thin

pushing poop uphill

up poop creak without a paddle

point of decision

jumping-off point

moment of decision

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Noun

The act of retarding or delaying

discontinuation

procrastination

holding pattern

cooling-off period

period of waiting

breathing space

intervening period

intervening time

pause in the action

break in your journey

delaying tactics

kicking the can down the road

Mexican standoff

communication breakdown

breathing spell

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Noun

A deterioration in state or health

turn for the worse

worsening of someone's condition

fall from grace

downward spiral

falling to pieces

disorganization^US

disorganisation^UK

lack of success

economic decline

Götterdämmerung

destabilisation^UK

destabilization^US

loss of success

belt-tightening

decrease in value

lowering in value

reduction in value

accounting allowance

lowering of status

loss of prosperity

negative growth

passing into oblivion

decline and fall

ceasing to exist

coming to an end

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Noun

The prevention of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something

Noun

An amount that has to be paid or spent to buy or obtain something

payment required

an arm and a leg

highway robbery

injection of capital

cash on barrelhead

estimated price

estimated value

ballpark estimate

ballpark figure

financial value

incidental expense

amount of money

note of charges

list of charges

approximate cost

approximate value

approximate price

proportional tax

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Noun

The state of being vanquished

crushing defeat

overwhelming defeat

game, set and match

disestablishment

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Idiom

Series of trials

trials and tribulations

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