l. lv asperity bind box catch-22 circumstance clutch condition corner crisis deadlock difficulty dilemma drag emergency exigency fix hardship hole imbroglio impasse jam juncture predicament plight mess quandary pickle trouble quagmire mire catastrophe calamity disaster scrape distress muddle spot adversity tragedy problem cataclysm setback pinch extremity strait swamp conundrum perplexity blow misfortune debacle mishap tribulation jackpot fiasco hell depression crunch tinderbox upheaval issue turmoil pass complication havoc entanglement trauma misadventure stew puzzle meltdown reversal affliction reverse drama shambles apocalypse crash collapse horror crossroads head conjuncture accident ruin urgency chaos disarray failure disorder tension vicissitude situation pressure woe holocaust blight shock