embarrassing+situation
11awkward situation — embarrassing situation, situation which makes one feel uncomfortable …
12save the situation — save the day/situation phrase to do something that prevents a situation from becoming unpleasant, embarrassing, or unsuccessful I locked myself out but Yuki had her keys and saved the day. Thesaurus: to prevent something from happeningsynonym to… …
13a fine kettle of fish — embarrassing situation; annoyingly awkward situation …
14difficulty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) That which is hard to overcome Nouns 1. difficulty, hardness, impracticability, hard work, uphill work, hurdle; hard task, Herculean task, large order, hard row to hoe; task of Sisyphus, Sisyphean labor; …
15Embarrassment — For other uses, see Embarrassment (disambiguation). Embarrassment is an emotional state of intense discomfort with oneself, experienced upon having a socially unacceptable act or condition witnessed by or revealed to others. Usually some amount… …
16plight — I noun adverse circumstance, adversity, awkward situation, case, circumstance, condition, corner, crisis, critical situation, difficulty, dilemma, embarrassing position, embarrassing situation, emergency, footing, hardship, imbroglio, lot,… …
17Panic attack — Infobox Disease Name = Panic attack Caption = DiseasesDB = 30913 ICD10 = ICD10|F|41|0|f|40 ICD9 = ICD9|300.01 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D016584Panic attacks are sudden, discrete periods of intense… …
18close — 1 verb 1 SHUT (I, T) to shut something so that there is no longer a space or hole, or to become shut in this way: Ann closed her book and stood up. | close a door/window/gate: Would you mind if I closed the window? | close the… …
19hot seat — noun 1. an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair • Syn: ↑electric chair, ↑chair, ↑death chair • Hypernyms: ↑instrument of execution 2. a diffic …
20retreat — re|treat1 [ rı trit ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to avoid a dangerous, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation, especially by moving away from it: The elephants retreated to the safety of the forest. retreat into: Clara, embarrassed, retreated into… …
