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Used in reference to a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty

A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water

The state of being in great mental or physical pain

A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards

An event or discovery representing an important stage or juncture

A main road in a town

Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain

A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness

(of a space) Restricted in area or volume

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Noun

Used in reference to a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty

a bad situation

a difficult situation

a sorry condition

fine kettle of fish

pretty kettle of fish

difficult situation

sticky situation

awkward situation

tricky situation

unfortunate situation

problematic situation

critical situation

no-win situation

tight situation

state of affairs

worst-case scenario

sorry condition

difficult choice

reversal of fortune

botched situation

spot of trouble

ticklish situation

state of things

with nowhere to turn

troublesome situation

fly in the ointment

stumbling block

moment of truth

state of perplexity

state of uncertainty

delicate situation

critical moment

desperate straits

jumping-off point

moment of decision

urgent situation

unforeseen circumstances

point of decision

point of no return

stroke of ill luck

set of circumstances

how things stack up

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

thorn in the flesh

matter of contention

source of trouble

point of contention

damned if you do, damned if you don't

diffict situation

difficult problem

embarrassing situation

embarrassing problem

between a rock and a hard place

mass of problems

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

complicated situation

extreme suffering

worst possible outcome

worst that could happen

worst comes to worst

damned if one does and damned if one doesn't

negative aspect

teething trouble

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

source of irritation

source of annoyance

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

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Noun

A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water

stretch of water

“They glided over the narrow strait of turbulent ocean water that made the island look like it had been cut in half with a steak knife.”

Noun

The state of being in great mental or physical pain

stroke of bad luck

Noun

A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards

natural harbour

shoreline indentation

stretch of water

narrow body of water

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Noun

An event or discovery representing an important stage or juncture

moment of truth

decisive moment

defining moment

critical moment

critical period

point of no return

turn of the tide

kairotic moment

when push comes to shove

crucial occurrence

race against time

critical juncture

watershed moment

hour of decision

major achievement

sink or swim time

irreversible momentum

when it came to it

coming to a head

pregnant moment

state of affairs

state of things

point of decision

jumping-off point

moment of decision

verge of collapse

critical situation

extreme tension

spreading too thin

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Noun

A main road in a town

dual carriageway

side of the road

means of access

course of action

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Noun

Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain

unsolved problem

knotty question

tough proposition

sixty-four dollar question

tough nut to crack

sixty-four-thousand-dollar question

difficult question

inscrutableness

awkward problem

sixty-four thousand dollar question

anybody's guess

inextricability

hard nut to crack

complicatedness

inexplicableness

difficult proposition

incomprehensibility

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Noun

A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness

self-consciousness

awkward situation

egg on one's face

discombobulation

uncomfortableness

dissatisfaction

opprobriousness

demoralization^US

inopportuneness

apprehensiveness

demoralisation^UK

disgracefulness

disreputability

dishonorableness

disreputableness

ignominiousness

loss of self-respect

troublesomeness

slap in the face

smack in the face

blow to one's pride

kick in the teeth

misunderstanding

head-scratching

discontentedness

disillusionment

righteous anger

cantankerousness

more heat than light

chip on your shoulder

being rubbed up the wrong way

sense of injury

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Adjective

(of a space) Restricted in area or volume

with no room to swing a cat

thin on the ground

in short supply

few and far between

barely sufficient

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