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complexity complex problem complicated situation complication difficult situation difficulty dog's breakfast entanglement Gordian knot hard nut to crack headache hornet's nest hot water kettle of fish mare's nest mess Pandora's box predicament problem quagmire quandary snafu snake pit snarl trouble troublesome problem unpredictable situation snake in the grass ill evil confusion

hornets' nest problem botheration box complication count crunch dilemma disagreement dispute disputed point doubt headache hitch hot water issue mess obstacle pickle point at issue predicament quandary question scrape squeeze hindrance trouble hurdle obstruction hassle drawback snag difficulty setback adversity impediment pitfall worry misfortune plight catch-22 barrier hazard handicap catch burden perplexity trammel hiccup disadvantage bugbear habit worriment downside uphill tribulation negative aspect stumbling block millstone fly in the ointment pinch prob spanner in the works cumber monkey wrench in the works facer glitch teething trouble bar limitation block crimp deterrent encumbrance defect restriction holdback cramp check drag weakness stop curb fetter balk baulk inhibition delay embarrassment clog interference manacle chain disbenefit flaw fault holdup shortcoming restraint shackles stoppage inconvenience let detriment minus hamper joker imperfection weak point booby trap rub bottleneck weak spot interruption monkey wrench failing snafu gotcha gimmick brake impedance gridlock blockage discouragement barricade albatross hang-up sticking point land mine road block bug nuisance deficiency hold-up liability blockade mishap kink baggage negative debit incommodity strike hardship lack penalty wall impairment ball and chain knot cost tangle cumbrance trap lock affliction hampering blemish error disability puzzler entanglement preventive jam-up circumvention snare constraint roadblock gremlin load shackle retardation retardment injury stricture tight spot con hangup stone in one's path millstone around your neck traverse complaint discontinuance bump stumbling stone pale aggravation disincentive bad flip side wait straitjacket factor web development privation afterdeal occlusion congestion detainment detention prohibition tie disablement disorder blip malfunction mountain jam blocking checkmate mountain to climb banana skin dead weight red tape fix unseen problem spot cropper holding pattern psychological baggage blank wall anomaly misfire other side of the coin millstone round someone's neck trick conundrum dodge ploy puzzle wile the rub bother grievance something wrong prevention sabotage intervention vexation traffic jam downfall excess baggage foot dragging joker in the pack impasse upset blow blunder difficult situation damper defeat slip bane disfavor suffering torment trial despite ill evil thorn in one's side mix-up source of difficulty hot potato source of trouble thorn in one's flesh muddle vexed question question mark knock bummer reversal inefficacy consequences deprivation miscalculation mischance mistake disappointment bafflement whammy harm toll price damage body blow disfavour bitter pill one in the eye piece of bad luck kick in the teeth stroke of bad luck knock-back bit of trouble reversal of fortune undesirable consequence unpleasant aspect hurt expense inadequacy fallibility frailty foible weight undesirable consequences adverse effects ramification want vice instability gap sin demerit hole dereliction lapse unsoundness deformity chink in somebody's armor Achilles' heel sore point Achilles heel chink in armor chink in your armour

issue matter subject topic concern point question affair case controversy dispute situation business circumstance contention argument bone of contention goings-on matter in question matter of contention point at issue point in question point of departure proceeding puzzle talking point theme thing item occasion subject matter proposal debate proposition motion query consideration discussion enigma content motive motif mystery idea problem gist essence detail substance particular aspect thesis text focus concept feature element thread specific respect thought facet characteristic core field sense leitmotif fact particularity thrust keynote quandary predicament material regard factor part view area viewpoint matter at hand field of inquiry principal object event area under discussion piece of information point of contention burden meaning angle resolution meat import trope perspective message drift theorem object position challenge component attribute complication undertaking nicety datum significance signification statement opinion crux information trait direction stuff slant point of view nitty-gritty conundrum dilemma portion matter in hand connection score field of reference line of reasoning puzzlement ideas reference premise intention denotation intent bearing way line purport relation equation enquiry grievance inquiry standpoint through-line division manner head minutia level transaction scenario moot point side prospect story article report account quality fine point property state news form blurb entity body ingredient info technicality data character interest specification domain realm sphere focus of attention contents subject of thought category jam quagmire pickle catch-22 hitch hole mire catch stumper pitfall snag itemized information gen dope low-down scope pointer deets circumstantial instance arena sector responsibility bother knot perplexity task incident lookout chapter title class study worry difficulty nut province preserve obligation trouble funeral baby bailiwick pigeon headache palaver beeswax nub pith marrow heart personal concern essential point pivot main point sum kernel bull's-eye root central point centerpiece nucleus net nubbin tenor salient point moral relevance focal point bottom line centrepiece kicker brass tacks heart of the matter meat and potatoes punch line name of the game main idea nuts and bolts most important fact

perplexity difficulty mystery complexity dilemma puzzle enigma intricacy paradox problem complication fix involvement obscurity snarl how-do-you-do inextricability obfuscation uphill abstruseness brainteaser braintwister charade chiller cliffhanger conundrum crux cryptogram grabber inscrutability inscrutableness mindboggler occult oracle poser puzzler question rebus riddle rune secrecy sphinx stickler stumper subtlety teaser thriller twister whodunit why knotty problem closed book sixty-four-thousand-dollar question tough nut to crack knotty question puzzlement challenge abstrusity cruncher toughie roun facer difficult question difficult proposition hard nut to crack vexed question brain-twister sixty-four dollar question tough proposition brain-teaser mind-boggler mind-twister tough one awkward problem head-scratcher unsolved problem entanglement convolution maze imbroglio secret confusion mystification labyrinth complicacy tangle web chaos quandary bewilderment predicament trickiness complexness complicatedness knottiness mess morass net muddle mesh knot disarray twist mire skein jungle question mark tortuousness quagmire convolutedness inexplicableness mystique turn koan distraction embarrassment Chinese puzzle doubt strait plight magic sticker parable a closed book Gordian knot depth mysteriousness profundity incomprehensibility esotericism vagueness jumble mishmash hash medley assortment clutter mixture sophistication collage agglomeration miscellany patchwork hodgepodge variety mélange smorgasbord network potpourri reconditeness arcaneness deepness occultness motley montage miscellanea hardness intricateness motley collection mixed bag bundle mass patchwork quilt mash-up weave awkwardness difficultness elaborateness involution involvedness

materialisation materialization actualization aftereffect aftermath backlash backwash being causatum conclusion consequence corollary denouement development effect end event eventuality fallout flak follow-up fruit issue outcome outgrowth precipitate pursuance ramification reaction realisation realization reflex repercussion response sequel sequence spin-off upshot waves chain reaction end product follow through side effect result resultant product fate child harvest sequent out-turn fruits by-product concomitant culmination produce termination reverberations pay-off end result payback aftercome result of success sequelae bottom line offshoot reverberation after-effect knock-on effect impact implication ripple payoff legacy aftershock footprint byproduct output ending yield matter of course handiwork derivative work creation spinoff trail blowback secondary effect influence wake impression climax hangover mark results imprint consequences final result effects production unexpected result shock wave labor artifact artefact labour return accompaniment leftover afterglow profit derivate derivation repercussions side reaction reward offspring externality heritage follow-on finish concoction finished product final product adjunct echo remainder ripple effect finale fruition bearing affair residual fulfillment action fulfilment domino effect chain of events entailment knock-on continuation carry over resolution manufacture working ramifications fall-out side-effect commodity fabrication completion progeny descendant spawn complication emergence outturn residuum consummation weight net result followup emanation trickle-down effect inference induction deduction correlate function flow-on effect sequela future side issue carryover secondary response sidebar aftertaste analogy power benefit destiny destination significance dénouement delayed response final outcome afterclap advantages attendant lot dole doom due punishment comeuppance vestige relic remnant deserts sway returns after-effects aftereffects companion advantage brand crop gain amount recoil rebound remains residue maturing pay retribution obbligato incident kickback re-echo feedback follow-through pay back substance gist sense thrust meat side effects branch supplement complement auxiliary appurtenance appendage just deserts achievement sideshoot takeaway formulation conception innovation triumph attainment genesis act article origination aspiration doing deed feat brainchild accomplishment handicraft design execution implementation application invention sound bite

distress hardship trouble adversity misfortune poverty calamity privation destitution indigence suffering difficulties difficulty grief misery need trial tribulation want affliction bad luck burden deprivation impoverishment penury straits austerity beggary crunch disaster discomfort downer drag exigency hassle jam lack pickle pinch torment bummer catastrophe grievance hazard injury rigour rigor ruination scrape throe travail travails vicissitude worry dire straits hard knocks hard time hard times holy mess hot water rotten luck ticklish spot tough break tough luck unholy mess ill-fortune ill luck ill-luck sorrow mishap woe misadventure reverse wretchedness heartache heartbreak tragedy trauma shock upset accident pain torture setback crisis cross reversal asperity hell buffet blow ill hardness mischance danger dolour stress contretemps issue clutch knock hurting poison skids nakba jinx bad break ill fortune harsh conditions trials and tribulations stroke of bad luck stroke of ill luck deep water reversal of fortune hell on earth evil eye pain in the bum kiss of death pain in the backside the worst pain in the neck tough situation pain in the rear problem cataclysm failure ordeal debacle anxiety disappointment agony bad news curse anguish casualty inconvenience visitation scourge plight harm hard luck disadvantage loss emergency bane dilemma predicament blight annoyance mess complication bother hurt infelicity ruin load strain quandary nuisance car crash headache vexation unpleasantness depression upheaval unhappiness reverse of fortune dole sadness whammy hitch fiasco apocalypse albatross struggle unluckiness collapse cross to bear defeat crash devastation evil quagmire snag extremity havoc plague muddle labor labour meltdown unluck haplessness persecution infliction sticky situation lapse downfall spot of bother wreck tight spot dolor impasse bind mire conundrum nightmare imbroglio perplexity blunder drama slip encumbrance drain toil drudgery tight corner millstone damage oppression exertion test crucible check excruciation rack bale weight waterloo sad state critical situation train wreck tricky situation tight situation difficult situation doom mishanter unfortunateness destruction tension discouragement holocaust desolation mischief stew untowardness hole turmoil uphill battle strait fix pressure disturbance hindrance entanglement disorder shambles horror grind error miscalculation worst-case scenario hang-up battle big trouble sorry condition awkward situation problematic situation unfortunate situation no-win situation detriment challenge mishappening neediness commotion gauntlet curtains disease fire frustration rout demands care wrong pest gantlet abyss impecuniousness impecuniosity knot non-success crux painfulness difficult task jolt obstacle tinderbox tall order evil fortune evil chance drawback disservice mistake urgency uphill struggle tough grind tough assignment aggravation cancer hold-up contamination hiccup impediment barrier embarrassment chaos disarray pollution body blow botheration farce pestilence hurdle canker humiliation smash unfortunate incident obstruction handicap corruption bad experience severe test trying time to-do trammel rainy day confusion undoing kick in the teeth one in the eye sad event heavy blow thorn in one's flesh debasement annihilation bitter pill catch-22 faux pas stumbling block spanner in the works hot potato double trouble fly in the ointment dreadful thing awful thing terrible thing endeavor effort rotten break devil's own luck hard cheese raw deal slog harshness severity hardshi wronging devastating blow squalor heat necessity case long haul hard work endeavour irritation disquiet cumber angst sordidness malice failing martyrdom bad thing agitation letdown comedown jar punishment cruelty double whammy hard knock tumult blue ruin breakdown passion gloom sickness worriment matter down dud Dunkirk spot juncture head crossroads conjuncture boo-boo offense prejudice offence ill-treatment spectacle ills dejection botched situation stormy seas derangement outburst traumatization disbenefit despair incident fuss ill chance retribution infirmity condition weakness breaking point flash point zero hour boiling point crunch time worst case business circumstance occasion adventure row scene melodrama affair lot melancholy despondency unpredictable outcome lack of success rear-ender stack-up total crack-up pileup fender-bender smashup wrack-up collision fluke thrill fracas sensation excitement troubles bad trot pressure cooker extreme suffering worst outcome bath sorriness dolefulness vengeance penalty stroke repulse worst possible outcome worst that could happen worst comes to worst turnabout vanquishment conquering difficult going hard going flood fall inclemency intolerance obduracy roughness strife pitfall grieving lamentation bemoaning rue blues deploring rain regret duress bad fortune conflict calvary rough going dispute grievous blow crucifixion tear-jerker act of God difficult time burdens exertions serious accident fell stroke blast irritant thorn in side Cancer hydra exasperation besetment shit show rough situation mix-up monkey wrench in the works vexed question question mark thorn in one's side gremlin rub source of difficulty hornets' nest source of trouble catch menace mildew contagion fungus pass trials infestation glitch nervous tension pressure of work peril shipwreck messiness bust puzzle monstrosity situation bomb disorderliness overthrow eyesore withering dump sight delay holdup holdback rough seas fatigue barricade sweat deadlock crimp inefficacy harassment block cramp bafflement blot on the landscape vicious circle rabbit hole unseating deposition ousting vanquishing conquest toppling a stew a jam a scrape a spot a hole a fix dead end a pickle overturn end elimination shame disgrace death nemesis Waterloo labefaction knock-back impairment financial distress Herculean task piece of bad luck bit of trouble monkey wrench trip destroyer omission last straw loss of power stumble misstep bad omen flaw fumble final straw fault subversion mutilation disfigurement vandalism defacement wreckage scarring vandalization defilement desecration vitiation erosion deterioration wrecking friction shattering battering attrition crushing ruining abuse abrasion adulteration spoilage knockout detrition wear and tear illness outrage degeneration bruise waste wound cave-in depreciation marring blemish corrosion breakage ravage

mare's nest mess confusion disorder disorderedness havoc muddle chaos disarrangement disarray disorderliness disorganisation disorganization jumble messiness shambles bedlam derangement dishevelment hash misorder muss omnishambles pandemonium turmoil clutter confusedness hell muddiness sloppiness disruption grubbiness heck irregularity scramble tumble untidiness welter dog's breakfast mess-up rat's nest snake pit car crash complete mess free-for-all topsy-turviness chance-medley mix-up troublesome situation place of disorder chaotic place anarchy tangle state mayhem commotion hullabaloo madhouse ataxia botch upheaval tumult hotchpotch uproar furore entropy clamor babel madness unruliness hodgepodge mishmash clamour a mess imbroglio maelstrom riot furor a madhouse complication holy mess a three-ring circus pig's breakfast all hell broken loose hubbub lawlessness trouble hurly-burly frenzy foul-up screw-up topsy-turvydom unholy mess an omnishambles discombobulation utter confusion ravel topsy-turvyness dirtiness snarl a shambles a muddle unkemptness upset disharmony indiscipline disunity morass discomposure fankle predicament mess and a half confused state plight flurry mass fiasco hodge-podge disaster scrappiness grunginess slovenliness scruffiness muck dog's dinner lack of order wild disarray wreckage a dog's dinner a dog's breakfast huddle web rush perturbation stir ado bungle snafu balls-up comess snarl-up consternation intricacy fracas wilderness bustle rout dislocation racket haze row slip-up ferment grovel toss roll overturn incompetence inefficiency incoherence inadequacy dissolution disunion ineptitude unconnectedness ineffectiveness disjointedness calamity unrest anarchism ruckus fussing bangarang mobocracy misrule a maelstrom discord a car crash hue and cry

intricate complicated complex convoluted elaborate involved tangled knotty labyrinthine difficult sophisticated fancy abstruse baroque entangled circuitous confused daedal detailed hard involute obscure raveled ravelled serpentine sinuous twisted winding baffling bewildering byzantine complicate confusing enigmatic impenetrable labyrinthian ornate perplexing tortuous Byzantine cryptic cumbersome Daedalian dense fiddly Gordian heterogeneous inscrutable interlaced involuted jumbled knotted mixed muddled multifaceted multifarious nuanced puzzling recondite rococo thorny tricky undecipherable unfathomable variegated Daedalean maze-like high-tech mixed up drawn-out long-drawn-out hi-tech difficult to understand full of twists and turns problematic problematical tough awkward delicate ticklish mystifying troublesome spiny sticky hairy sensitive prickly catchy tricksy dodgy touchy taxing nasty mysterious inexplicable worrying inextricable confounding advanced trying unaccountable mazy challenging irksome controversial bothersome chaotic mind-bending disconcerting incomprehensible vexed uncertain subtle studied messy paradoxical devious heavy gnarly long-winded wildering overdone ponderous vexatious laboured concerning unanswerable prolix insoluble over-elaborate deep beyond one formidable nettlesome dicey precarious ambiguous labored critical compound extensive manifold thorough contrived forced mixed-up ramified strained affected refined stiff unnatural stilted artificial many-faceted profound overworked overwrought befuddling upsetting disorienting serious impossible risky esoteric fathomless misleading unclear verbose unsolvable laborious embarrassing insolvable volatile arduous demanding unstable rocky layered meticulous plotty inordinate scrambled perplexed mazelike state-of-the-art amazing surprising intractable labyrinthial labyrinthical searching labyrinthal penetrating labyrinthiform labyrinthic touch-and-go reticular effortful uphill terrible radical composite compounded miscellaneous multiplex mosaic mingled multiple multiform conglomerate motley intertwined interwoven unpleasant stunning astonishing eye-popping staggering clever pluridimensional frustrating gimmicky bemusing new indivisible inseparable harassing disorganized disarranged dark weird strange severe stupefying astounding like herding cats problem loaded not fluent fiendish contradictory inconsistent varied disordered elite quirky undependable drastic kittle funny peculiar odd weighty murky hidden concealed daunting operose strenuous contentious muddling devilish multidimensional nice kaleidoscopic disorganised sweeping extreme revolutionary complete provocative indirect roundabout uncanny unsteady heated unintelligible abstract irreducible blurring unsettling high-level higher-level major mind-boggling inconstant unresolvable unexplainable capricious fickle temperamental mercurial chancy dangerous variable changeable emotive divisive scandalous untold indissoluble impossible to separate very devil of a devil of a muddlesome mistakable vexing rambling mystical thought-provoking particularized painstaking unpredictable uncomfortable top-level above one's head hard to solve beyond comprehension beyond one's grasp enigmatical hard to explain hazy opaque over one's head full particular indecipherable unstraightforward as clear as mud hard to understand exact precise perfected careful minute clear as mud overlong deceptive lengthy hair-trigger irresolvable without a solution unsolved unresolved unable to be solved unconcluded skillful prodigious circumstantial skilful imposing gingerbread pointed echinated briery annoying stimulating cunning perverse difficult to follow particularised over-embellished mannered unconvincing turgid inelegant clumsy blow-by-blow windy highly wrought high tech not spontaneous iffy distressing disturbing hazardous perilous worrisome questionable uneasy rough dubious grievous disagreeable humiliating compromising incommodious unsafe cringeworthy discomfiting cringey painful parlous flustering suspect cringe-making high-risk bitter unsettled inconvenient troubled fraught with danger tight dire bleak onerous forbidding grim unchancy treacherous awful punishing shameful tense debatable demeaning degrading barro unsound unfriendly spartan hostile discomposing discountenancing agitating unnerving equivocal shaky moot scratchy toe-curling excruciating exasperating fraught open to doubt full of problems beset by problems finicky tender vulnerable discomforting shaming mortifying scary unhealthy wicked jeopardous erratic fluctuant stressful rugged threatening grave eventful incalculable insecure kid-glove ignominious lively disgraceful discreditable dishonouring blush-making disputed unpropitious discommodious distracting discommoding dishonoring inopportune troubling rattling unseemly charged bristly barbed debated contested tickly galling torturous briary thistly brambly irritating dolorous bumpy afflicted doubtful embarrassed undecided undetermined itchy confronting distressed afflictive wearisome untimely sharp spiculate pronged bristled spiniferous spicular spiky aculeate spinous spiked trouble in contention ongoing at issue in dispute causing discomfort ill-fitting dubitable disputable nervous anxious setaceous jaggy muricate pointy barbellate spinose open to question open to debate hot-button suspicious shady fishy queer doubtable nerve-racking restless creepy disquieting nail-biting distressful nerve-wracking up in the air yet to be decided much debated fractious indecisive open arguable uptight apprehensive emotionally charged up for grabs unhandy unwieldy clunky cumbrous cranky impractical bunglesome ungainly unmanageable burdensome lumbersome a devil hard to use

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