sticky situations
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- pickleVinegar-preserved vegetable
- jamCooked fruit spread
- quagmireSoft, wet ground
dilemma · bind · tight spot · awkward · uncomfortable · tricky · thorny · tangled · web · trapped · cornered · escape · squirm · sweat · hot water · deep end · trouble · fix
difficulty/ease
sticky situationssmooth sailing
Untroubled progress forward
clear sailing · walk in the park · easy street · plain sailing · piece of cake