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+ acute
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a
|
6
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00650900-a
|
of critical importance and consequence
|
|
+ clamant
|
a
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00712877-a
|
demanding attention
|
|
+ Coffman_deadlock
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-80000895-n
|
|
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+ conflict_of_interest
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13933391-n
|
a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests
|
|
+ crisis
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13933560-n
|
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
|
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+ critical
|
a
|
6
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00650577-a
|
being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
|
|
+ critical
|
a
|
5
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00656132-a
|
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
|
|
+ critical_point
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14033185-n
|
a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
|
|
+ criticality
|
n
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14033587-n
|
a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining
|
|
+ crossroads
|
n
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14033185-n
|
a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
|
|
+ crunch
|
n
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13934070-n
|
a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
|
|
+ crying
|
a
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00712877-a
|
demanding attention
|
|
+ dead_end
|
n
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14015361-n
|
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
|
|
+ deadlock
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14015361-n
|
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
|
|
+ deadlocked
|
a
|
1
|
[ relation situation ]
|
eng-30-01621424-a
|
at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
|
|
+ decisive
|
a
|
4
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00656132-a
|
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
|
|
+ depression
|
n
|
2
|
[ condition situation ]
|
eng-30-14489113-n
|
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
|
|
+ desperate_straits
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14033481-n
|
a state of extreme distress
|
|
+ dire_straits
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14033481-n
|
a state of extreme distress
|
|
+ drag
|
v
|
3
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-02677797-v
|
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
|
|
+ drag_in
|
v
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-02677797-v
|
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
|
|
+ Dunkirk
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14032868-n
|
a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat
|
|
+ economic_crisis
|
n
|
1
|
[ condition situation ]
|
eng-30-14489113-n
|
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
|
|
+ embroil
|
v
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-02677797-v
|
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
|
|
+ embroilment
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13936153-n
|
an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
|
|
+ exigency
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14033054-n
|
a pressing or urgent situation
|
|
+ exigent
|
a
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00712877-a
|
demanding attention
|
|
+ fall_off
|
v
|
2
|
[ condition situation ]
|
eng-30-00432839-v
|
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
|
|
+ fixate
|
v
|
4
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00486703-v
|
become fixed (on)
|
|
+ flash_point
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14033802-n
|
point at which something is ready to blow up
|
|
+ flashpoint
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14033802-n
|
point at which something is ready to blow up
|
|
+ freeze
|
v
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-01834730-v
|
stop moving or become immobilized
|
|
+ Great_Depression
|
n
|
1
|
[ condition situation ]
|
eng-30-14489361-n
|
the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s
|
|
+ hornet's_nest
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13935572-n
|
a highly contentious or hazardous situation
|
|
+ hornets'_nest
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13935572-n
|
a highly contentious or hazardous situation
|
|
+ hot_potato
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13935910-n
|
a difficult situation
|
|
+ how-d'ye-do
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13936030-n
|
an awkward situation
|
|
+ how-do-you-do
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13936030-n
|
an awkward situation
|
|
+ imbroglio
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13936153-n
|
an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
|
|
+ impasse
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14015361-n
|
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
|
|
+ incubus
|
n
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13936676-n
|
a situation resembling a terrifying dream
|
|
+ insistent
|
a
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00712877-a
|
demanding attention
|
|
+ insistently
|
r
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00143068-r
|
in an insistent manner
|
|
+ instant
|
a
|
3
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00712877-a
|
demanding attention
|
|
+ juncture
|
n
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14033185-n
|
a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
|
|
+ last-ditch
|
a
|
1
|
[ aid situation ]
|
eng-30-01579304-a
|
of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster)
|
|
+ Mexican_standoff
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13936557-n
|
a situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner
|
|
+ nightmare
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13936676-n
|
a situation resembling a terrifying dream
|
|
+ no-win_situation
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13936783-n
|
a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do
|
|
+ noncritical
|
a
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00651697-a
|
not in a state of crisis or emergency
|
|
+ noncrucial
|
a
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00651697-a
|
not in a state of crisis or emergency
|
|
+ on_the_spot
|
r
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00171027-r
|
in a difficult situation
|
|
+ pass
|
n
|
8
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13936939-n
|
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
|
|
+ pressing
|
a
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00713558-a
|
compelling immediate action
|
|
+ pressingly
|
r
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00430706-r
|
in a pressing manner
|
|
+ purgatorial
|
a
|
2
|
[ divinity situation ]
|
eng-30-03104988-a
|
of or resembling purgatory
|
|
+ purgatory
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13937406-n
|
a temporary condition of torment or suffering
|
|
+ quicksand
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14411772-n
|
a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
|
|
+ settle_on
|
v
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00486703-v
|
become fixed (on)
|
|
+ sink
|
v
|
7
|
[ condition situation ]
|
eng-30-00432839-v
|
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
|
|
+ slump
|
n
|
2
|
[ condition situation ]
|
eng-30-14489113-n
|
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
|
|
+ slump
|
v
|
3
|
[ condition situation ]
|
eng-30-00432839-v
|
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
|
|
+ stalemate
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14015361-n
|
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
|
|
+ stalemated
|
a
|
1
|
[ relation situation ]
|
eng-30-01621424-a
|
at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
|
|
+ stand_still
|
v
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-01834485-v
|
remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
|
|
+ standstill
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-14015361-n
|
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
|
|
+ stop_dead
|
v
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-01834730-v
|
stop moving or become immobilized
|
|
+ strait
|
n
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13936939-n
|
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
|
|
+ straits
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13936939-n
|
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
|
|
+ swamp
|
n
|
2
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13938296-n
|
a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
|
|
+ sweep
|
v
|
4
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-02677797-v
|
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
|
|
+ sweep_up
|
v
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-02677797-v
|
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
|
|
+ tangle
|
v
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-02677797-v
|
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
|
|
+ ticking_bomb
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13944096-n
|
a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
|
|
+ time_bomb
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13944096-n
|
a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
|
|
+ tinderbox
|
n
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13944337-n
|
a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence
|
|
+ urgency
|
n
|
3
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-13944516-n
|
an urgent situation calling for prompt action
|
|
+ urgent
|
a
|
1
|
[ situation ]
|
eng-30-00713558-a
|
compelling immediate action
|
