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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| dilemma | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| conundrum | x/x | Noun |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| mire | / | Noun |
| double bind | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| plight | / | Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| knot | / | Noun |
| spot | / | Noun |
| bind | / | Noun |
| one thing after another | ///xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| second best | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| strings | / | Noun |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inability | xx/xx | Noun |
| avoidable | x/xx | Adjective |
| reduced circumstances | x//xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| peradventure | /x/x | Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| doom | / | Noun |
| regret | x/ | Noun |
| one of those things | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| maelstrom | /x | Noun |
| primrose path | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| thing | / | Noun |
| sticky wicket | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| hydra | /x | Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| motley | /x | Noun |
| narrow escape | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| long odds | // | Phrase, Noun |
| exercise in futility | /xxxx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| resignation | xx/x | Noun |
| worse | / | Adjective |
| repulse | x/ | Noun |
| can of worms | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| last resort | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| reluctance | x/x | Noun |
| sticking plaster | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| stalemate | /x | Noun |
| mess | / | Noun |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| patchwork | /x | Noun |
| vicious circle | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective |
| armpit | /x | Noun |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| dead end | // | Phrase, Noun |
| mixed bag | // | Phrase, Noun |
| trials and tribulations | //xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| jeopardy | /xx | Noun |
| unwanted | x/x | Adjective |
| pessimism | /xxx | Noun |
| penalty | /xx | Noun |
| minus | /x | Noun |
| dystopia | //xx | Noun |
| muss | / | Noun |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| discomfiture | x/xx | Noun |
| debacle | x/x | Noun |
| casualty | /xxx | Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun |
| oxymoron | x//x | Noun |
| impasse | x/ | Noun |
| early days | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| inadequacy | x/xxx | Noun |
| scruple | /x | Noun |
| vacillation | xx/x | Noun |
| hassle | /x | Noun |
| obstacle course | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| mixed feelings | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| duress | /x | Noun |
| underdog | /xx | Noun |
| malaise | x/ | Noun |
| faltering | /xx | Adjective |
| all one | // | Phrase, Noun |
| preconception | xx/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
