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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

Critical 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

no-win situation

unfortunate situation

problematic situation

critical situation

state of affairs

worst-case scenario

sorry condition

difficult choice

reversal of fortune

tight situation

botched situation

spot of trouble

ticklish situation

state of things

with nowhere to turn

troublesome situation

urgent situation

desperate straits

unforeseen circumstances

state of perplexity

state of uncertainty

delicate situation

moment of truth

fly in the ointment

stumbling block

critical moment

jumping-off point

moment of decision

point of decision

point of no return

set of circumstances

how things stack up

stroke of ill luck

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

matter of contention

source of trouble

point of contention

mass of problems

damned if you do, damned if you don't

between a rock and a hard place

thorn in one's flesh

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

worst that could happen

difficult problem

embarrassing situation

embarrassing problem

worst possible outcome

worst comes to worst

diffict situation

extreme suffering

complicated situation

thorn in your flesh

damned if one does and damned if one doesn't

negative aspect

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

source of irritation

source of annoyance

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

teething trouble

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Noun

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

stretch of water

natural harbour

shoreline indentation

narrow body of water

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“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

Noun

Critical juncture

critical moment

decisive moment

critical period

crucial occurrence

defining moment

kairotic moment

moment of truth

race against time

point of no return

turn of the tide

when push comes to shove

critical juncture

hour of decision

sink or swim time

watershed moment

irreversible momentum

when it came to it

coming to a head

pregnant moment

major achievement

state of affairs

state of things

point of decision

jumping-off point

moment of decision

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Noun

A main road in a town

dual carriageway

side of the road

means of access

course of action

travel arrangements

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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

inextricability

hard nut to crack

matter of contention

point of contention

difficult proposition

matter in question

bone of contention

point in question

point of departure

motley collection

patchwork quilt

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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

apprehensiveness

demoralisation^UK

disgracefulness

disreputability

dishonorableness

disreputableness

ignominiousness

loss of self-respect

inopportuneness

slap in the face

smack in the face

blow to one's pride

kick in the teeth

misunderstanding

head-scratching

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Adjective

(of a space) Restricted in area or volume

with no room to swing a cat

thin on the ground

subject to limitations

black-and-white

inconsequential

clearly defined

twopenny-halfpenny

nickel-and-dime

in short supply

unconsequential

few and far between

barely sufficient

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